6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Taken (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film champions individual, extra-legal, and violent action by a father to protect his family, explicitly portraying government and international institutions as ineffective, aligning with themes of self-reliance and skepticism of bureaucracy.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without intentional race or gender swaps for established roles. Its narrative positively frames traditional identities, focusing on a heroic white male protagonist without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques of traditional roles.
Secondary
The film 'Taken' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on a heterosexual family's ordeal and the protagonist's efforts to rescue his daughter from human traffickers, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements.
The film "Taken" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on an ex-CIA agent's pursuit of his kidnapped daughter, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.
The film focuses on a male protagonist's efforts to rescue his daughter. No female characters are depicted engaging in direct physical combat against any opponents, male or otherwise.
Taken (2008) is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or earlier adaptation from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently altered. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.
The film "Taken" (2008) is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character races could have been established and subsequently altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.4
Critic Ratings
6.0
5.1
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