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Directed by | Pierre Morel (1) Olivier Megaton (2-3) |
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Produced by | Luc Besson |
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Music by | Nathaniel Méchaly |
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Release date | 2008–2014 |
Running time | 294 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | English |
Budget | $118,000,000 |
Box office | $929,451,015 |
Taken is a series of English-language French action films, beginning with Taken in 2008, created by producer Luc Besson and American screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. The dialogue of all three films is primarily English, and all three feature Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills. The first film received mixed reviews from critics but a positive response from audiences with commercial success. The series grossed a combined $929,451,015 worldwide.
The series has also experienced diminishing critical reception with each successive film.
A prequel television series based on a similar storyline and starring Clive Standen and Jennifer Beals premiered in February 2017.