Taken 3

Taken 3
French theatrical release poster
Directed byOlivier Megaton
Screenplay byLuc Besson
Robert Mark Kamen
Based onCharacters
by Luc Besson
Robert Mark Kamen
Produced byLuc Besson
Starring
CinematographyEric Kress
Edited by
  • Audrey Simonaud
  • Nicolas Trembasiewicz
Music byNathaniel Méchaly
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 9 January 2015 (2015-01-09) (United States)
  • 21 January 2015 (2015-01-21) (France)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesEnglish
Russian
Budget$48 million
Box office$326.4 million

Taken 3 (sometimes stylized as TAK3N) is a 2015 English-language action-thriller film that is the third and final film in the Taken trilogy, starring Liam Neeson as a former government operative. The French production was directed by Olivier Megaton and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. The cast also includes Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, and Famke Janssen. Mills (Neeson) is falsely accused of murder and gets tracked by a police inspector (Whitaker) and uses his skill set to prove his innocence and find the real murderer.

20th Century Fox released the film in theaters in the United States and Canada on 9 January 2015, while EuropaCorp Distribution released it in theaters in France on 21 January 2015. Taken 3 grossed $326 million in theaters worldwide. It received generally unfavorable reviews from critics. They found that the film was hindered by uninspired action scenes, unclear direction, and a formulaic storyline and the franchise had run its course.