In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
Taxi (1998) is a action, comedy, crime and adventure film directed by Gérard Pirès, released on April 8, 1998 with a runtime of 1h 26m. It stars Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard and Manuela Gourary. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 2,800 ratings.
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Samy Naceri
as Daniel Morales
Frédéric Diefenthal
as Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
Marion Cotillard
as Lilly Bertineau
Manuela Gourary
as Camille Coutant-Kerbalec
Emma Wiklund
as Petra
Bernard Farcy
as Commissaire Gibert
Georges Neri
as Joe
Guy Quang
as Pizza Joe Motorcyclist
Maurice Murcia
as Pensioned Taxi Driver
Sabine Bail
as Femme Préfecture
Dan Herzberg
as Paulo
Sébastien Thiery
as Driving Instructor
Directed by Gérard Pirès, written by Luc Besson, produced by Luc Besson, Laurent Pétin and Michèle Pétin.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 2,800 ratings.
“Daniel” (Samy Naceri) is a record-breaking pizza delivery man in Marseille who is on the cusp of attaining his two greatest wishes. Sex with his pal “Lily” (Marion Cotillard) and his licence to drive a taxi. Then his phone reminds him that to achieve the latter he will have to, temporarily he hopes, forgo the former and get to the licensing centre. By way of some celebratory foolishness, though, he doesn’t have it…
Reviewed on March 6, 2025
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Taxi (1998) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Apple TV Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Taxi (1998) includes Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Manuela Gourary and Emma Wiklund. The film was directed by Gérard Pirès. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Taxi was released on April 8, 1998 and runs for 1h 26m.
Taxi (1998) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 2,800 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, comedy and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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