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Taken is a 2008 action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel. The screenplay was written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, with Besson also serving as producer. The cast includes Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, and David Warshofsky. Produced by EuropaCorp, Canal+, and M6, the film originates from France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, EuropaCorp, and Disney+.
The narrative is set in Los Angeles and Paris, focusing on themes of prostitution and organized crime. The film was shot in both cities and features a runtime of approximately 93 to 94 minutes. Its original languages include English, French, Arabic, and Albanian. The music was composed by Nathaniel Méchaly, and the original soundtrack album was released in 2009.
Financially, the film had a budget of 25,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 226,830,568. It is part of the Taken series. Audience ratings vary by platform, with an average of 7.405 on TMDb and 7.7 on IMDb. The film is categorized as an action, crime, and thriller film.
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7.4Bryan 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.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills
- Maggie Grace as Kim Mills
- Famke Janssen as Lenore St. John
- Olivier Rabourdin as Jean-Claude Pitrel
- Leland Orser as Sam Gilroy
- Jon Gries as Mark Casey
Themes
- rescue
- paris, france
- kidnapping
- prostitution
- sex trafficking
- albanian
- missing daughter
- ex special forces
- ex-cia agent
- abduction
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- Serbian
- Series
- Taken
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Pierre Morel
- Screenwriter
- Robert Mark Kamen
- Cast member
- Liam Neeson
- Composer
- Nathaniel Méchaly
- Producer
- Luc Besson
- Production company
- M6
- Cinematographer
- Michel Abramowicz
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 555719
- Official website
- www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/taken
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- distributed by
- Disney+
- title
- Taken
- box office
- 145000989
- different from
- Tekken
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 51/100
- capital cost
- 25000000
- publication date
- 2009-02-19
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Encyclopedic overview
Taken is a 2008 English-language French action-thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance and Famke Janssen. In the film, Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA officer, sets out to track down his teenage daughter Kim and her best friend Amanda after they are kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers while on vacation in France.
Taken was released in France on February 27, 2008. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and was a financial success, grossing $226 million against a $25 million budget. Numerous media outlets cited the film as a turning point in Neeson's career that redefined him as an action star. It also launched a franchise, consisting of two sequels and a television series.
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