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Taking Lives

Taking Lives

He would kill to be you.

20046.41h 43m

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.

Directed by D.J. Caruso
Written by Jon Bokenkamp, Michael Pye
Produced by Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $65.5M

Top Cast

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Illeana Scott

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

James Costa

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Christopher Hart

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Olivier Martinez

Olivier Martinez

Paquette

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Leclair

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Duval

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Young Asher

Justin Chatwin

Justin Chatwin

Matt Soulsby

André Lacoste

André Lacoste

Cashier

Themes & Keywords

underdogundercover agentstrangenessinvestigationspecial unitmontreal, canadaspecial capabilitiesserial killercolleague

About Taking Lives

Taking Lives is a thriller film released in 2004 exploring themes of underdog, undercover agent, strangeness, investigation, special unit, montreal, canada. Directed by D.J. Caruso, it stars Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland. 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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