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Taxi

2004 · 97 min

A fast, silly ride with loud laughs, car chases, and a buddy vibe that never takes itself seriously.

Directed by
Tim Story
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Tagline
Take a Ride on the Wild Side.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Tim Story
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • friendship
  • class
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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action, comedy, thriller, crime
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Languages
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