| Cast |
Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney, Luke Grimes |
| Director |
Olivier Megaton |
| Screenplay | Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen |
| Music | Nathaniel Méchaly |
| Cinematography | Romain Lacourbas |
| Editing | Camille Delamarre, Vincent Tabaillon |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2012 |
| Produced by | Europa Corp., Grive Productions, Canal+, M6 Films, Ciné+ |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Action |
| Language | Isolated, moderate |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Isolated, kissing, brief |
| Violence | Frequent, graphic, prolonged, action violence and torture |
| Prejudice | Very mild, religious fundamentalists |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Alcohol and smoking in social context |
| Comments | A fast-paced action thriller driven by hatred and revenge. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Munyaradzi Vomo  It's an unlikely story, forgettable but pleasantly surprising | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Rozanne Els | 10 | |
| Cape Times Bernard Besserglik Prepare to be 'Taken' again. | 10 | |
| 24.com Shaheema Barodien Why would anyone want to kidnap Liam Neeson and his family again? | 5 |  |
| Box Office Amy Nicholson See Neeson kill — kill, Neeson kill! | 8 | |
| Metacritic.com 24 critics | 9 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 75 critics | 8 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Taken 2 is largely bereft of the kinetic thrills -- and surprises -- that made the original a hit. | 3 | |
| Movie Review Intelligence 30 critics | 9 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 4555 Netizens LOVED IT, best thriller since the first TAKEN | 16 |  |
Average .. 44% | 9 | |