Taxi
Seen it?2004 | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 9% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.6 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Family Plot or Fast Five, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
9% on Rotten Tomatoes, 27 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$71 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 168K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tim Story
- Queen LatifahIsabelle 'Belle' Williams
- Jimmy FallonAndrew 'Andy' Washburn
- Gisele BündchenVanessa
- Jennifer EspositoLt. Marta Robbins
- Henry SimmonsJesse
- Christian KaneAgent Mullins
- Ann-MargretMrs. Washburn
- Ana Cristina OliveiraRedhead
- Magali AmadeiFourth Robber
- Ingrid VandeboschThird Robber