Taken
Taste attributes: actionthrillerespionagecrimefasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"They took his daughter. He'll take their lives."
Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, wide-ranging thriller, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, the job may be more than he can handle.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Wintergreen Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
