Taken

Overview

Taken is a 2008 action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel, starring Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative who is trying to rescue his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), who has been kidnapped by human traffickers while on a trip to Paris. Bryan is a man with a "particular set of skills" — skills he has acquired over a long career. He will use those skills to find his daughter and to kill anyone who gets in his way. The film is a tense, relentless, and brutal action movie. It features a famous phone call where Bryan tells the kidnapper, "I will find you, and I will kill you." Taken was a massive critical and commercial success, earning over $226 million worldwide. It revitalized Liam Neeson's career as an action star.

Cast

Liam Neeson

Maggie Grace

Famke Janssen

Leland Orser