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Taken

They took his daughter. He'll take their lives.

7.4(12,519)20081h 34m22

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.

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Status
Released
Budget
$25M
Box office
$226.8M
Language
English
Part of Taken Collection · 3 films
  • rescue
  • paris, france
  • kidnapping
  • prostitution
  • sex trafficking
  • albanian
  • missing daughter
  • calm
  • candid
  • ex special forces
  • ex-cia agent
  • abduction

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Pierre Morel

Produced in

France, United States of America

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1330 Jan 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1826 Sept 2008
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM14 Aug 2008
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A30 Jan 2009
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1419 Sept 2008
  • BulgariaBG

    • TheatricalD26 Sept 2008
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical1216 Oct 2008
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1527 Mar 2009
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-169 Jan 2009
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1627 Feb 2008
    • PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray26 Nov 2008
    • Digital / OTTVOD27 Jul 2020
    • Digital / OTTNetflix15 Jun 2021
    • Digital / OTT16Disney+25 Feb 2022
    • TV12Paris Première12 Mar 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1618 Feb 2008
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1318 Jun 2009

Frequently asked questions

Taken was released on 18 February 2008.

Audience reviews

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  • G

    GeekMasher

    1/7/2013

    9.5/10

    One of my best films of all time. Apart from they made a second one, this a great movie! Liam Neeson trying to save this daughter, in France, from being sold to the highest bidder. An action packed film with good acting and great fight scenes.

  • D

    Dark Jedi

    3/9/2013

    8/10

    This is a very good action/thriller flick. It currently holds a 7.9 rating at IMDb which it certainly deserves. The few people giving this a 1 or 2 star rating must be disgruntled French people who do not like to see the French government officials portrayed as corrupt bastards (which they often are anyway). I generally like Liam Neeson so the fact that he is in the movie kind of got the movie off to a good start …

  • K

    kineticandroid

    6/22/2014

    Daddy knows best — especially when it comes to a mostly untrustworthy cast of Europeans — in this action film. Liam Neeson's performance elevated this from being forgettable. Otherwise, I kind of didn't care.

  • G

    Gimly

    3/16/2019

    6/10

    Probably not good enough to have started the Revenge-Renaissance that it somehow did, but still a pretty entertaining time. _Taken_ does hit a lot of clichés though, and I mean, it starts hitting them right away. We're literally only minutes into the film before we find out that Neeson's lead character is divorced, and his wife has re-married to a decent, rich provider, but one who's bookish and could never take him …

  • J

    JPV852

    5/25/2020

    8/10

    Random viewing tonight, just wanted a slick and simple action-thriller and this fit the bill. Liam Neeson kicks ass and can see why his career in this genre really took off. The camera work was probably the biggest drawback (shaky cam), likely trying emulate the Bourne franchise or something. But entertaining flick that doesn't overstay its welcome coming in at around 90-minutes. **4.0/5**

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