Taken (2008)

Taken

Taken (2008) — Action / Crime / Thriller When retired CIA operative Bryan Mills reluctantly allows his 17-year-old daughter Kim to travel to Paris, his worst fears are realized: she and her friend are snatched by a ruthless human‑trafficking ring. With only a fragment of a phone call as a lead and a ticking deadline, Mills deploys his old tradecraft and single‑minded determination to hunt the kidnappers through the shadowy streets of Europe. Watching Taken, you’ll get a lean, breakneck thriller driven by a powerful emotional core — a father’s desperation — and anchored by gritty, practical action: tense interrogations, hand‑to‑hand combat, and a relentless manhunt across an unfamiliar city. The film delivers sustained suspense, raw violence, and cathartic payoff, with Liam Neeson’s stern, focused performance giving the story its moral urgency. Be prepared for intense scenes and dark subject matter (human trafficking), but also for a tight, propulsive pace that keeps you on edge until the final confrontation.

Actors: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen

Director: Pierre Morel

Runtime: 90 min

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 51 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 6.6 /10