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2004103 minThriller

Taking Lives

Is Taking Lives a Hit or Flop?

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Is Taking Lives worth watching? With a rating of 6.379/10, this Thriller film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Taking Lives Synopsis

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

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Top Cast

Angelina Jolie
Angelina JolieIlleana Scott
Ethan Hawke
Ethan HawkeJames Costa
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer SutherlandChristopher Hart
Gena Rowlands
Gena RowlandsMrs. Rebecca Asher
Olivier Martinez
Olivier MartinezPaquette
Tchéky Karyo
Tchéky KaryoLeclair
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Jean-Hugues AngladeDuval
Paul Dano
Paul DanoYoung Asher
Justin Chatwin
Justin ChatwinMatt Soulsby
André Lacoste
André LacosteCashier

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Is Taking Lives worth watching?

Taking Lives has received mixed reviews with a 6.379/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Thriller movies.

Is Taking Lives hit or flop?

Taking Lives has received average ratings (6.379/10), performing moderately with audiences.

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Taking Lives is a Thriller movie that Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scot...

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Critic Reviews

CinemaSerfSep 4, 2023
★ 5

Angelina Jolie does her best here and Ethan Hawke injects just a touch of menace but otherwise it's a rather far-fetched crime thriller set in Montreal. "Martin Asher" leaves his home and by systematically killing men as he ages - and assuming their identities - has left quite a trail of corpses over almost twenty years before FBI profiler Jolie is drafted in to try and help them get to the bottom of it all. The acting is ok, by and large, but a few "guest appearances" from Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands and probably the briefest of roles in his career for Justin Chatwin, can't really develop the rather dreary writing nor give it much sparkle as we lumber towards an ending that is just plain daft. In theory, the story is complex and has enough about it to keep us guessing, but the overall execution is flat and proves pretty uninteresting after about ten minutes. Pity - had potential.