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FilmPG-132012

Taken 2

ActionCrimeThriller

Directed by Olivier Megaton

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. From TMDB

55 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 15, 2026 · last updated Oct 15, 2026 · How this works

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Taken 2 is a 2012 action crime thriller film, directed by Olivier Megaton, starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen.

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  • sweet, frilly nonsense @meltyautumn.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 26, 2025

    We celebrated louise's (belated) birthday tonight!! We did bunny Mac and cheese, roasted vegetables, and carrot cake that I decorated myself <3 And we watched Taken (2008), her FAVORITE film (right behind Taken 2) Happy 6th birthday, silly rabbit 💗💗

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  • sweet, frilly nonsense @meltyautumn.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    we watched Taken 2 (her favorite movie) and ate meatloaf and carrot cake :) and we took her out on the evening walk with her gf sage, and she got to see a wild rabbit just like she wanted. she felt a sense of community,,, image edit courtesy of the talented @hunbunqueen.bsky.social happy 7th, hun

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  • Harris Dang aka Critic Name @filmmomatic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2025

    BALLERINA features the funniest use of grenades in an action film since TAKEN 2.

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  • Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2024

    The movie order should have been Taken Taken 2 Taken Tag Tournament

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  • uppergwladysblu.bsky.social @uppergwladysblu.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2025

    Maybe it will encourage them to start airing AEW in a fixed, earlier timeslot! Collision this Tuesday airs at 11:50pm, needlessly after a 13 year old movie, Taken 2.

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  • Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    For some reason (God knows why) I saw Taken 2 in the cinema. A film that clearly wanted to be at least a 15 certificate whose producers decided it should be a 12 - resulting in a film that had all its action sequences watered down until the violence was practically homeopathic.

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  • Daniel Gallegos @beanwalrus.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2025

    Roger Ebert was so funny sometimes. I remember how impressed he was that Taken 2 had the villains giving their dead henchmen from the first movie a funeral. "I've always complained that action movies never acknowledge these things"

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  • Xylophile @islaven.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 24, 2026

    I remember that time I 'abandoned' my kid because I was kidnapped by some mob. All I had left to do was call them to say I've been "Taken 2." Wait... did I just make a dumb reference about a popular movie franchise and undermine his argument? Inconceivable.

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 22, 2025

    Film-wise: at 6.50pm, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood on Film4. At 8.10pm, Across The Bridge on @TalkingPicsTV. At 9pm, the mighty Midnight Run on Legend, Notting Hill on Film4 or Ocean’s 12 on Sky Showcase. At 10pm, Taken 2 on ITV4. At 11pm, Women Talking on BBC2 #telly

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  • Dave Rackliff @daverackliff.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 21, 2024

    📽️ #MovieChallenge - Week 47 Film 2: Taken 2. It’s an upbeat film about a family that were split reuniting and they end the film together drinking milkshakes. Bloody awful film though. #Moviesky #Filmsky

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  • Dave Rackliff @daverackliff.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 21, 2024

    #Moviesky #Filmsky Re-watch of Taken 2. Bad sequel that just recycles everything from the first film, including the villains and the plot, and adds terrible, choppy edited fight scenes and a young girl throwing grenades around Istanbul and nobody caring. Laughable 4/10

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  • CD London @claredocherty1.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2024

    I loved the film Taken with Liam Neeson in it, never bothered with the 2nd one & I'm only watching the 3rd as its on tv and because Forest Whitaker is in it. Is it worth while me now having a look at Taken 2 🤔📺

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  • Bunnfearia (she/her) @bunnearia.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    Watched Taken 2 last night, it was so bad compared to the first film (not saying the first film's a masterpiece or anything but still), the plot was super basic and it felt like barely anything happened

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  • Bill Arceneaux (Down BY Law) @billarceneaux.comBluesky · Jul 20, 2026

    Worst movie in a theatre? MAYBE 'Taken 2', but even that's a stretch. I love going to the movies, so even poor ones make for good times. If I could build a cinema to live in, I f***ing would.

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  • Brian Dear @brianstorms.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 5, 2026

    Hahaha, I forgot completely that Liam Neeson’s studio had used “Demand it!” from my old Eventful startup to help promote the TAKEN 2 film. (The best use of Demand it! had been w/ PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, sending a $45000-budget indie film to over $100M in US box-office.) m.youtube.com/watch?v=LqbB...

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  • Aaron Seddon @ther0nand0nly.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 19, 2026

    Taken 2: the film was not only bad but the audience I sat with actually applauded a little at the end and I had to shout ‘what the fuck?? That film was fucking awful” - UK audiences never at films which made it much weirder. I had to rewatch the original very soon after to check it wasn’t a fluke.

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  • Gracie Mack @graciemack2002.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2025

    The #1 movie from when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go. Around my 10th birthday, it was Taken 2. I don’t like what that implies 🥲

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2025

    Film-wise: at 7.30, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore on ITV2. At 9pm, Violent Night on Film4, Taken 2 on ITV4 or Transformers on Sky Showcase. At 10.05, The Hitch-Hiker on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social At 10.55, D.O.A on Legend. At 1.20am, Jacques Tati’s Parade on Talking Pictures #telly

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    Film-wise: at 7pm, Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince on ITV2. At 9pm, Snatch on Sky Showcase, Quantum Of Solace on ITV4, Free Guy on Film4, Drive Angry on Legend or Runaway Jury on Legend Xtra. At 11pm, Official Secrets on BBC2. At 11.10pm, Taken 2 on ITV4. At 11.15pm, Salt on Film4 #telly

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  • Jorb Art || Open for work @janipeippo.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2025

    I saw all three Taken movies on tv. I though Taken was a dork ass movie for divorced dads. Taken 2 was order of magnitude more dork ass and 3 is the dorkest ass movie ever made. I can see a dad watching these teary eyed wondering why their daughter cut ties after calling her friends bunch of slurs.

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  • Punished Mace @colophon.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2025

    I never had a funnier time in a movie theater than seeing a preview for Taken 2 on the big screen. I forget what movie I was seeing but I remember being unable to breathe. Hats off to Liam for branching into comedy so well

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  • Spike @do-not-fold.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2025

    Ditto. I mean, I expected more from Taken 2 or Naked Gun or Nobody 2 (non-Neeson, of course) or things where it's a "proper" film, but if it's effectively a B-movie or a sequel to one, Neeson Nonsense is entirely sufficient and most welcome!!

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  • MovieAnimeX @movieanimex.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2025

    Taken 2 | #MovieAnimeX Ratings: MovieAnimeX:- 7/10 Imdb:- 6.2/10 Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score:- 52% Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score:- 22% Some people like it and some people don't like it but it's actually good movie. Acting is superb. Action is good. Plot is good. Recommended

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  • comiesinclair83.bsky.social @comiesinclair83.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    Just saw your new movie In the Land of Saints and Sinners on Amazon, it was excellent. For reals. I wanted to see more of your movies so I looked up Taken and I saw there was a Taken 2 and a Taken 3, why did you let them take your daughter three times 🤣🤣🤣

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  • Josh Davenport @joshfromjustmash.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 9, 2024

    TAKEN 2 is a movie that is a lot dumber than the first one and a lot less fun, but still qualifies as an alright enough action movie to watch for 90 minutes. Although the Grenade scene is probably one of the dumbest things I’ve seen lol #FilmSky

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    The (movie) Taken 2 1080p (iTunes)(CA) C$4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.1 Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    The (movie) 96 Hours - Taken 2 1080p (iTunes)(DE) €4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.1 Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney

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  • Skylandersfan @skylandersfan69.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2026

    Taken 2 Ngl Taken was a movie that didnt need a sequel. Its a fine watch, the action & tension are serviceable & the actors are doing a good job but its doing absolutely nothing different from the original that I struggle to call it anything but an unnecessary continuation 5/10

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Jun 20, 2026

    June 21 : Music that changes everything #Bales2026FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #Taken2 (2012) Bryan Mills uses the mobile phone of one of Murad's deceased henchmen to ring him and track him with the ringtone music in the Turkish hammam in Istanbul. #LiamNeeson #RadeSerbedzija

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2026

    The (movie) Taken 2 1080p (Prime)(US) $4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.1 Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Jun 6, 2026

    #NowWatching #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #Taken2 (2012) In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. #LiamNeeson #FamkeJanssen #MaggieGrace

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    The (movie) Taken 2 1080p (iTunes)(CA) C$4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.1 Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney

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  • littletwerp @littletwerp.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    ohh and we watched most of Taken 2 with our friend Maddie !! it was her stuffies birthday and she said it was her fav movie

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 2, 2026

    Film-wise: at 7.30, Shaun the Sheep Movie on BBC3. At 9pm, Mad Max: Fury Road on Sky Showcase, Knock At The Cabin on Film4, Wild Geese on Legend or Under Siege on ITV4. At 10.45, Taken 2 on ITV1. At 10.55, Devil Rides Out on LegendXtra. At 11.05, Thunderball on ITV4. At 11.55, Retreat on BBC2 #telly

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Jan 31, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on January 30! What's your fave? 1. Taken 2. A Most Violent Year 3. Cortex 4. The Loft Check out all 44 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2026

    The (movie) Taken 2 1080p (Prime)(US) $4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.2 Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Dec 27, 2025

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Taken #Taken #Taken2 Liam Neeson’s Relentless Action Franchise Is Heading to Hulu Next Month http://dlvr.it/TQ2B3j

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2025

    The (movie) Taken 2 1080p (iTunes)(CA) C$4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.1 Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2025

    The (movie) Taken 2 1080p (Prime)(UK) £4.99 (Action) (iMDB) 6.1 Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Jul 5, 2025

    July 5 : Map or Globe 🗺️ #Bales2025FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #Taken2 (2012) Kim helps to locate her captive dad, Bryan Mills under his guidance with a map, a pen and a grenade. #LiamNeeson #MaggieGrace

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  • Oliver. @ollien33.bsky.socialBluesky · May 13, 2025

    I am lucky to have only seen one film on the list; “Taken 2: All Took Up” and though it’s not a good movie, I don’t think it deserves to be on the NOTLIST.

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  • William Jansen @william3000.bsky.socialBluesky · May 12, 2025

    The opening scene of Taken 2 is a beautiful bit of storytelling. The funeral of all the people killed in the first film. Reminding us that no story ever ended with a shoot-out, but continued as trauma and loss. An eye for an eye makes the world go blind. Then the rest of the movie happened.

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  • govolskicksomeass.bsky.social @govolskicksomeass.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2025

    Taken is a good movie Like like Batman for dads Never watched the rest till now Taken 2… Like hey let’s go to Disney Or fuck let’s go on an advent to Cleveland Should be a good idea …yet…… And just staring T3 And I’m totally rooting for Cedar Point

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  • RalphRahal @RalphRahalTMDB reviews · Mar 12, 2025

    Taken 2 brings back Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, and while it does not hit the same level of intensity as the first movie, it delivers a solid follow-up with a revenge-driven plot. This time around, the villains have more depth, making the conflict feel more personal and engaging. The story does a good job of tying up loose ends from the first film while keeping the stakes high. There are a few moments that feel a little too convenient, but overall, the pacing keeps things moving, even if the…

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  • Avocado Aficionado @darksidestraxus.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    Taken 2 (2012) A truly godawful sequel that features some of the worst editing that has ever been put to film. Also, the blatant Islamophobia is just downright horrid. Easily one of the worst movies I've watched this year.

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  • Bradley 🧏🏼‍♂️ + Gambit 🐶 @bcrehan.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2025

    Watching Taken 2 for the first time. Love Liam Neeson but always think of him as a dramatic actor. I started googling his movies and despite how amazing of a he is, I just love that he's basically just an action movie guy, career wise. Any drama movie gets him nominations, as it should be

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  • Jeff Cameron @jeffcameronMastodon · Feb 1, 2025

    I just watched Taken 2 (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/taken-2-2012 #Taken2 #trakt

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  • Robin Youngman @robinyoungman.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    Taken 2 is on TV right now. A good reminder that it's a terrible idea for a sequel to go softer than the original. Taking out all the creepy sex-auction stuff the original had just made it another PG-13 action movie, as opposed to bring the absolute hardest PG-13 action movie ever made.

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Apr 4, 2024

    Apr 5 : Someone using a Map 🗺️ #Bales2024FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 @bales1181 #Taken2 (2012) Bryan Mills covertly rings his daughter Kim and talks her through with the aid of a map of Istanbul on how to locate him. #LiamNeeson #MaggieGrace

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  • Murfy @djomurchu.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2024

    Taken 2 is on again . Just too late to watch it . Bee Keeper is a good movie for action . Night .

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  • Joel DeJong @snailstampede.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 31, 2024

    It's not a good movie, but that's the plot of Taken 2.

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  • Dr. Blanc, M.D. @atelierblanc.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2024

    2. Taken 2: What a neat follow up, nice watch. I heard saw there was 3rd movie, but it's not good so I'm good ending it here.

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  • Gimly @RuuzTMDB reviews · Mar 16, 2019

    The Die Hard 3 of the Taken franchise, except like... Nowhere near as good. Serviceable, but a step down from the first film, and even that one was pretty overrated. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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  • Dark Jedi @Dark JediTMDB reviews · Apr 7, 2013

    I enjoyed this movie as a no-brainer action/thriller flick. Sure, it has a bunch of illogical and idiotic elements in but I have seen a lot worse. The movie certainly do not deserve the ridiculously low ratings that some people have given it. It is perhaps not as good as the first movie, mostly due to the silly bits and pieces, but as a plain vanilla action/thriller it is certainly passable. I generally do like Liam Neeson. I did like him in the first Taken movie and I do like him in this one.…

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  • GeekMasher @GeekMasherTMDB reviews · Mar 15, 2013

    Taken 2 was... Not as good as the first one. Yes, I am sad to say it is not as good but on the other hand the story is still sound and the action is better and faster then before. Liam Neeson plays his role excellently while some on the other cast members didn't preform as well. All in all a good movie but there are some little problems, but worth seeing any way.

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