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Abduction

Play trailer Poster for Abduction PG-13 Released Sep 23, 2011 1h 46m Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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5% Tomatometer 107 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
For many years, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. His fears come true when he finds a picture of himself as a youngster on a missing-persons website, proof that the people he's called mom and dad his whole life are not his real parents. As he draws close to uncovering his true identity, Nathan becomes the target of assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen (Lily Collins), the only person he can now trust.
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A soulless and incompetent action/thriller not even a veteran lead actor could save, let alone Taylor Lautner.

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Anna Smith metro.co.uk Abduction does little for Twilight's Taylor Lautner as he becomes a fish-out-of-water in this Bourne Identity-mirroring movie. Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2018 Full Review Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) The holes in the film's twist-filled story are often so big you could almost squeeze Lautner's sex appeal through them. Rated: 1/5 Oct 18, 2011 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle The film's Pittsburgh location is used to nice effect but little else about the movie rings true. Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 30, 2011 Full Review Ezequiel Boetti EscribiendoCine ... A calculated and sloppy production, a sort of satire on action movies that clashes against the same logic it poses. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/10 Jun 7, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Anyone not accustomed to seeing Lautner transform into a badly rendered werewolf should keep a safe distance. Rated: 0.5/4 Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A time-waster. Rated: C- Feb 17, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Isha I Abduction Is an english-language american Comedy/Action comedy mystery and Thriller comedy Comedy action-packed Genre: Action-comedy, drama-comedy, horror/comedy English cinema World cinema Hollywood 100% 100.0% English films and Hollywood films Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/25/25 Full Review Scott D Absolutely does not deserve the 5% tomatometer. It's one of the best bad movies I've ever seen. Right up there with The Accountant and The Mummy. In more practical terms, the fight choreography is really good featuring HS wrestling, bjj and good striking. It's clear Taylor is actually good at martial arts, and that adds to it for me a lot. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/25 Full Review Lizkie J I actually liked Abduction. The acting isn’t the best, but the alchemy between Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins is great. I really enjoyed the timeline of events, lots of action and fighting scenes which I loved. The plot takes place in Pittsburgh, which I think is such an underrated city for movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/08/25 Full Review Audience Member It's A Pretty Good Movie Without One Second of boring Idk Why PPl Criticize This One? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review is s I think people not to stop with the negativity. The movie was nice and Taylor deserves more roles. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Don't know why everybody is dissing this. Sure, it is a popcorn-movie, but a good one. I had fun at the theater! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis For many years, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. His fears come true when he finds a picture of himself as a youngster on a missing-persons website, proof that the people he's called mom and dad his whole life are not his real parents. As he draws close to uncovering his true identity, Nathan becomes the target of assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen (Lily Collins), the only person he can now trust.
Director
John Singleton
Producer
Doug Davison, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lee Stollman, Roy Lee, Dan Lautner, Patrick Crowley
Screenwriter
Shawn Christensen
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Lionsgate Films, Vertigo, Gotham Group
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Violence and Action|Brief Language|Some Sexual Content|Teen Partying)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 23, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.1M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital
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