They took his daughter. He'll take their lives.
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.
Taken (2008) is a action and thriller film directed by Pierre Morel, released on February 18, 2008 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen and Olivier Rabourdin. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 12,363 ratings.
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Liam Neeson
as Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace
as Kim Mills
Famke Janssen
as Lenore St. John
Olivier Rabourdin
as Jean-Claude Pitrel
Katie Cassidy
as Amanda
Nicolas Giraud
as Peter
Leland Orser
as Sam Gilroy
Jon Gries
as Mark Casey
Holly Valance
as Sheerah
David Warshofsky
as Bernie Harris
Gérard Watkins
as Patrice Saint-Clair
Arben Bajraktaraj
as Marko Hoxha
Directed by Pierre Morel, written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, produced by Pierre-Ange Le Pogam and Luc Besson.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 12,363 ratings.
One of my best films of all time. Apart from they made a second one, this a great movie! Liam Neeson trying to save this daughter, in France, from being sold to the highest bidder. An action packed film with good acting and great fight scenes.
Reviewed on January 7, 2013
This is a very good action/thriller flick. It currently holds a 7.9 rating at IMDb which it certainly deserves. The few people giving this a 1 or 2 star rating must be disgruntled French people who do not like to see the French government officials portrayed as corrupt bastards (which they often are anyway). I generally like Liam Neeson so the fact that he is in the movie kind of got the movie off to a good start…
Reviewed on March 9, 2013
Daddy knows best — especially when it comes to a mostly untrustworthy cast of Europeans — in this action film. Liam Neeson's performance elevated this from being forgettable. Otherwise, I kind of didn't care.
Reviewed on June 22, 2014
Probably not good enough to have started the Revenge-Renaissance that it somehow did, but still a pretty entertaining time. _Taken_ does hit a lot of clichés though, and I mean, it starts hitting them right away. We're literally only minutes into the film before we find out that Neeson's lead character is divorced, and his wife has re-married to a decent, rich provider, but one who's bookish and could never take…
Reviewed on March 16, 2019
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Taken (2008) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Taken (2008) includes Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Olivier Rabourdin and Katie Cassidy. The film was directed by Pierre Morel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Taken was released on February 18, 2008 and runs for 1h 34m.
Taken (2008) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 12,363 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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