Taken (2008)
They took his daughter. He'll take their lives.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Liam Neeson
as Bryan Mills
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Maggie Grace
as Kim Mills
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Famke Janssen
as Lenore St. John
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Olivier Rabourdin
as Jean-Claude Pitrel
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Katie Cassidy
as Amanda
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Nicolas Giraud
as Peter
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Leland Orser
as Sam Gilroy
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Jon Gries
as Mark Casey
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Holly Valance
as Sheerah
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David Warshofsky
as Bernie Harris
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Gérard Watkins
as Patrice Saint-Clair
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Arben Bajraktaraj
as Marko Hoxha
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Xander Berkeley
as Stuart St. John
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Radivoje Bukvić
as Anton
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Jalil Naciri
as Ali
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Goran Kostić
as Gregor
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Camille Japy
as Isabelle Pitrel
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Héléna Soubeyrand
as Girl with the Jacket
Crew
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Pierre Morel
Director
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Michel Abramowicz
Director of Photography
- Frédéric Thoraval Editor
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Nathaniel Méchaly
Original Music Composer
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Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Producer
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Luc Besson
Producer
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Luc Besson
Writer
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Robert Mark Kamen
Writer
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