Abduction

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Abduction

PG-13

2011

1h 46m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

08/24/2018

2/5

Abduction does little for Twilight's Taylor Lautner as he becomes a fish-out-of-water in this Bourne Identity-mirroring movie.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

10/18/2011

1/5

The holes in the film's twist-filled story are often so big you could almost squeeze Lautner's sex appeal through them.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

09/30/2011

1.5/5

The film's Pittsburgh location is used to nice effect but little else about the movie rings true.

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Ezequiel Boetti

EscribiendoCine

06/07/2023

2/10

... A calculated and sloppy production, a sort of satire on action movies that clashes against the same logic it poses. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/08/2023

0.5/4

Anyone not accustomed to seeing Lautner transform into a badly rendered werewolf should keep a safe distance.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

02/17/2023

C-

A time-waster.

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Stoner J

@Stoner Oct 26

Not as terrible as reviews hint at, it was just handled poorly. The story was interesting and kept me invested throughout the whole film. The casting was all around bad though, the only character I believed was Weaver, no one else

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 28

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Jens B

@Jens97 Jun 23

A far too well-cast, abstruse, and at times boring CIA conspiracy agent film in which Taylor Lautner actually gets to do a bit of fighting. Why did he never become an action actor?

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 29

A failed action movie in 1 hour and 46 minutes!!!!!!!!!!! Starring a failed star of "Twilight."

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Isha I

Mar 25

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

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Scott D

Jan 17

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.

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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: Vertigo, Gotham Group, Lionsgate Films
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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