Taking Lives
Seen it?2004 | 103 min | Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.4 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$65 million worldwide on a $45 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 240K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by D.J. Caruso
- Angelina JolieIlleana Scott
- Ethan HawkeJames Costa
- Kiefer SutherlandChristopher Hart
- Gena RowlandsMrs. Rebecca Asher
- Olivier MartinezPaquette
- Tchéky KaryoLeclair
- Jean-Hugues AngladeDuval
- Paul DanoYoung Asher
- Justin ChatwinMatt Soulsby
- André LacosteCashier