Taken (film)

Taken
Taken
	French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pierre Morel
Written by	Luc Besson; Robert Mark Kamen;
Produced by	Luc Besson
Starring	Liam Neeson; Maggie Grace; Leland Orser; Jon Gries; David Warshofsky; Katie Cassidy; Holly Valance; Famke Janssen;
Cinematography	Michel Abramowicz
Edited by	Frédéric Thoraval
Music by	Nathaniel Méchaly
Production; companies	EuropaCorp; M6 Films; Grive Productions; Canal+; TPS Star; M6;
Distributed by	EuropaCorp Distribution (France); 20th Century Fox (International)
Release date	27 February 2008 (France);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$226.8 million

Taken is a 2008 English-language French action-thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser and Holly Valance. In the film, Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA officer, sets to track down his teenage daughter Kim and her best friend Amanda after they are kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers while travelling in France during a vacation.

Taken was released in France on 27 February 2008 by EuropaCorp and was internationally released by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a huge financial success, grossing $226 million, and numerous media outlets cited the film as a turning point in Neeson's career that redefined and transformed him to an action star.^[5]^[6]^[7] It also launched as a franchise and was followed by two sequels Taken 2, Taken 3 and a television series that premiered in 2017 on NBC with Clive Standen portraying a younger yet alternate version of Bryan Mills.

^ "Home›Releases›TAKEN". Bbfc.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ "Taken". Variety. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ Buchanan, Jason. "Taken". Allrovi. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Taken (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ Franich, Darren (30 January 2012). "Is Liam Neeson really an action star?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ Hynes, Eric (26 January 2012). "Nearing 60, Liam Neeson, Action Star, Has Finally Arrived". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ Tobias, Scott (30 January 2012). "Weekend Box Office: Liam Neeson marks his territory". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[1] "Home›Releases›TAKEN". Bbfc.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[2] "Taken". Variety. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

[3] Buchanan, Jason. "Taken". Allrovi. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

[mojo-4] "Taken (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[5] Franich, Darren (30 January 2012). "Is Liam Neeson really an action star?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[6] Hynes, Eric (26 January 2012). "Nearing 60, Liam Neeson, Action Star, Has Finally Arrived". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[7] Tobias, Scott (30 January 2012). "Weekend Box Office: Liam Neeson marks his territory". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

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