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Taken (2008) -- This is the theatrical trailer for Taken, directed by Pierre Morel.
Taken (2008) -- Liam Neeson describes how his character Bryan Mills, a retired covert government operative, shows how ruthless he can be to gain information leading to his kidnapped daughter.
Taken (2008) -- Trailer for this thriller about a man trying to find his daughter's captors
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Overview

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7.9/10   89,819 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Luc Besson (written by) &
Robert Mark Kamen (written by)
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Release Date:
30 January 2009 (USA) more
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Tagline:
They took his daughter. He'll take their lives. more
Plot:
A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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From Paris With Love
 (From FilmShaft.com. 25 November 2009, 7:54 AM, PST)

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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.
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93 min
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All of Liam Neeson's character's ex-agency friends were played by actors who had previous roles in 'spy' or 'cop thriller' television shows and movies - Jon Gries played a major role in "The Pretender" (1996), Leland Orser was in both "The Pretender" (1996) and "24" (2001), and David Warshofsky has appeared in minor roles in numerous similar shows. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Bryan wants to find out who the kidnappers are, somebody gives them a description that's says something about Yugoslavia. While there is no such country anymore, the Yugoslavian Republic long since having separated into numerous smaller countries, it's still a recent enough event in history that people commonly refer to the area as "Yugoslavia", partially due to the number of countries now there, some of which are only a year or two old. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Singh: Mr. Mills, how are you?
Bryan: I'm fine. How are you?
Singh: Very fine. I suppose you want to see it again?
Bryan: You should know why I'm here.
Singh: You know where it is.
Bryan: Oh yeah.
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Happy Birthday more

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239 out of 305 people found the following comment useful.
perfect high speed action, 21 April 2008
9/10
Author: sc_dude from Netherlands

Just saw the movie in the sneak preview. First of all this movie will get a lot of those people who will whine about everything that is not realistic really (If you are one of those, you'll have a lot to whine about). But if you can just enjoy a movie as its intended to be and you appreciate some action this movie is near perfect. The main character is so pure and non complex. Finally an action movie that doesn't try to give some oddities to the characters to make them more interesting but just straightforward high speed action .

Watching this movie was a great experience and I was surprised that I could enjoy an action movie this much. My tip: sit down, enjoy the ride and don't moan about imperfections.

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