Taken

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Taken

PG-13

Released Jan 30, 2009

1h 31m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A former spy puts his extensive training to the test when he must rescue his kidnapped daughter from sex-slave traffickers.

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Critics Consensus

Taken is undeniably fun with slick action, but is largely a brainless exercise.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Doting dads are doting dads, I guess, and there is just no stopping him, which is a shame, as what follows is a big sorry mess of the most clichéed, improbable and xenophobic kind.

Aug 23, 2018

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

The movie was awesome and definitely a must see.

Rated: B

Sep 12, 2017

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

[Neeson's] presence deepens the role compared to your standard invincible action hero, delivering a character we want to see succeed.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 15, 2023

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Sean Chandler

Sean Chandler Talks About

A perfectly effective escapist fantasy for dads. It may stick to the formula, but with Liam Neeson in the lead it absolutely delivers what the target audience desires.

Oct 13, 2023

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

He shows up, he punches, he succeeds, he goes home. It works.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 25, 2021

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Spike D

A horrid little macho fantasy flick with extreme 'she took me kids' energy.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Brady R

Flawless acting from Neeson. Perfect story and pacing

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Louis B

Yeah its basically showing off how badass Liam Neeson can play a spy agent

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Stephen H

Wicked!!! Liam Neeson is awesome in action packed thrillers. All-time classic.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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marty m

I’ve seen two of them this 1st one was the best , trouble follows this dude and his family like wtf Awesome action movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Darío C

Best action movie that I can remember. Flawless acting from Neeson. Perfect story and followed with a perfect pacing. It gives great entertainment without being a too long film. Definitely a must-watch movie whenever you get a free moment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Bryan

Maggie Grace

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Famke Janssen

Lenore

Leland Orser

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Jon Gries

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Synopsis

A former spy puts his extensive training to the test when he must rescue his kidnapped daughter from sex-slave traffickers.

Director: Pierre Morel
Producer: Luc Besson
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Seaside Film Taken, EuropaCorp, Grive Productions, M6 Films Production, All Pictures Media
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Disturbing Thematic Material|Language|Sexual Content|Some Drug References)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 17, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $145.0M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS

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