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Taking Lives

2004 · 103 min

A chilly, twisty cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you uneasy with its gruesome details and shifting identities.

Directed by
D.J. Caruso
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
He would kill to be you.
Overview
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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Directed by
D.J. Caruso
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • deception
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
D.J. Caruso
Written by
Jon Bokenkamp
Starring
Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez, Tchéky Karyo, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Paul Dano
Music
Philip Glass
Cinematography
Amir Mokri
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
French, English

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