Taffin

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Taffin

R

Released Feb 26, 1988

1h 36m

Action

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Cutthroat developers are intent on building a chemical plant in an Irish town, and they'll use any means necessary to silence their opponents. In need of more help than the law can provide, the town's citizens turn to Mark Taffin (Pierce Brosnan), a debt collector and martial-arts expert who's accustomed to getting his way. As Taffin battles against corporate goons and hired thugs, it's clear he's a force to be reckoned with. But is one man enough to win the battle?

Ed Travis

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Taffin... goes down so smoothly and satisfyingly. It feels exactly like reading a Jack Reacher novel, where you know the hero is going to come out on top, and you know the villains are underestimating our hero, and that's all part of the fun.

Mar 12, 2021

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Rated: 56/100

Jan 1, 2000

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Cork B

feels like they tried to stretch a Hollywood 80s action flick over top of a 70s Irish thug movie - add to that the janky scene editing, and the unnecessary 'love' story - this just feels clunky. Also, most everyone in this movie is morally sketchy, so you are left feeling like 'who am I rooting for here?' That said, Brosnan and his giant hair make this thing serviceable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Steve D

Fairly entertaining thanks to the cast.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

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jelisije j

A simple story about how one man must protect the city that shuns him and must do necessary evil in order to stop a greater evil from destroying his small town. A good old fashioned movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Local fixer in smaller Irish community gets called upon to help stop a corporation from building a chemical plant in the town's sports field. I liked Brosnan's character's understated toughness in this one and never strays too over the top. If you have problems with debt collection, call Taffin.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Not a great storyline and hard to believe in places. Pierce Brosnan plays his usual self. Taffin seems pretty hard for someone who does business in office with no doors or windows, drives an open top American car in rainy Ireland (that magically fixes itself by the next scene) and yeah, he's pretty slim for a guy that drinks so much stout and drives home afterwards.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

WELL MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HEEEERE!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Cutthroat developers are intent on building a chemical plant in an Irish town, and they'll use any means necessary to silence their opponents. In need of more help than the law can provide, the town's citizens turn to Mark Taffin (Pierce Brosnan), a debt collector and martial-arts expert who's accustomed to getting his way. As Taffin battles against corporate goons and hired thugs, it's clear he's a force to be reckoned with. But is one man enough to win the battle?

Director: Francis Megahy
Producer: Peter Shaw
Screenwriter: David Ambrose
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Clovermont, Rafford Films, United British Artists (UBA), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Taffin Films
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $107.0K
Runtime: 1h 36m