There are only three official Taken movies, although it feels like weve seen a lot more since the first one inspired a transformation in Liam Neesons movie career that led to a string of rip-offs. Neesons subsequent action films have borrowed a lot from Taken, whether its the European setting, the ex-law enforcement protagonist, the race against time plot, or simply the sight of the actor himself holding a gun. The Taken sequels never managed to recapture the visceral magic of the original, but Bryan Mills killing people is Bryan Mills killing people, and the dialogue throughout the franchise is just as tense.
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