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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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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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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 John C I don't know whether I should be ashamed for liking this film or not. There's absolutely nothing new here that you haven't already seen (assuming you've been consuming a basic diet of Hollywood mainstream movies for the last two decades like I have). Abduction is about a boy Taylor Lautner (from Twilight fame) who discovers he is suddenly on the run from a group of baddies (you know the type - foreign accents, plenty of disposable henchmen and can only shoot bottles when firing machine guns at a teenager). Um, that's about it really. Taylor gets chased here, Taylor gets chased there, hooks up with a pretty young girl with big eyebrows along the way - that sort of thing. However, Abduction's big difference is that, instead of an adult being hunted by baddies who can't shoot straight (or overpower a fifteen year old), it's the afore-mentioned fifteen year old. And, baring in mind that there's minimal violence (defined by a lack of the red stuff when people get shot), this film is largely aimed at mid teens. It has plenty of pop culture references to Lady Gaga and Facebook that will amuse their generation. I couldn't really think of anything wrong with it. Okay, I've seen it all before and it ticks all boxes. It's not a classic, but it's entertaining enough. If you haven't seen this type of sinister-conspiracy-CIA-chase-type-film before, you'll probably love it and give it 5/5 (or just someone from `Team Jacob'). If however, you grew up collecting the original Star Wars toys and can remember when Transformers had nothing to do with Michael Bay, you may feel like it's Beverly Hills 90210 mixed with Jason Bourne and your score will be more around the 3/5 mark. Maybe I'm just a child at heart. I actually appreciated it for a piece of silly, chase-orientated action entertainment. Plus it had Sigourney Weaver in it - and Ripley rocks. Give it a go. There's worse out there (Michael Bay, are you reading this?) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 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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