Taking Lives
He would kill to be you.
2004 | 103m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | D.J. Caruso |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Michael Pye, Jon Bokenkamp |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 2004 |
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| Director: | D.J. Caruso |
| Writer: | Michael Pye, Jon Bokenkamp |
| Genres: | Thriller |
| Keywords | underdog, strangeness, special capabilities, undercover agent, investigation, special unit, montreal, canada, serial killer, colleague |
| Production Companies | Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Atmosphere Entertainment MM |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $65,470,529
Budget: $45,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Angelina Jolie | Illeana Scott |
| Ethan Hawke | James Costa |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Christopher Hart |
| Gena Rowlands | Mrs. Rebecca Asher |
| Olivier Martinez | Paquette |
| Tchéky Karyo | Leclair |
| Jean-Hugues Anglade | Duval |
| Paul Dano | Young Asher |
| Justin Chatwin | Matt Soulsby |
| André Lacoste | Cashier |
| Marie-Josée Croze | Medical Examiner |
| Christian Tessier | Interrogation Officer |
| Billy Two Rivers | Car Salesman |
| Richard Lemire | Québec City Cop |
| Julien Poulin | Québec City Inspector |
| Brigitte Bedard | French Reporter |
| Dominique Briand | Bartender |
| Alex Sol | Hotel Manager |
| Shawn Roberts | Desk Clerk |
| Martin Brisebois | Henri Bisonnette |
| Gabriel Charland-Gagné | Victim #1 |
| Nathalie Matteau | Victim #2 |
| Hugh Probyn | Victim #3 |
| Henri Pardo | Officer Mann |
| Fabiano Amato | Waiter |
| Judith Baribeau | Mr. Costa's Assistant |
| Anne Marineau | Woman in Gallery |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Pye | Novel |
| Martine Mongrain | Art Department Coordinator |
| Dana Arnold | Lighting Technician |
| Rebecca Ramsey | Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Producer |
| Alan C. Blomquist | Unit Production Manager |
| Tim Stadler | Painter |
| Annik Boivin | Makeup Artist |
| James Sanchez | Transportation Captain |
| Gary D'Amico | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Robert Grieve | Digital Compositors |
| Robert B. Baylis | Grip |
| Susan E. Novick | Post Production Supervisor |
| Mark Johnston | Sound Recordist |
| Julian Andraus | Assistant Editor |
| Carla Clarke | Assistant Camera |
| Ron Mellegers | Foley Mixer |
| Suzanne Benoit | Hairdresser |
| Jenny Siff | Production Secretary |
| Elisabeth Cormier | Production Assistant |
| Julia Nessling-Douglas | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Pierre Côté | Special Effects Technician |
| Stephanie Beaudin | Assistant Location Manager |
| Cara Leibovitz | Unit Publicist |
| Daniel R. Chavez | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Michel Brochu | Construction Coordinator |
| Amanda Moss Serino | Set Decoration |
| Chris Pavlu | Electrician |
| Eames Gagnon | Gaffer |
| Jean-François Kelahear | Standby Painter |
| Pierre L'Heureux | Set Designer |
| Jennifer Bower O'Halloran | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jennifer L. Smith | Casting Associate |
| Anne Galéa | Set Decoration |
| Claude La Haye | Production Sound Mixer |
| Serge Bureau | Art Direction |
| Joe Sanchez | Transportation Coordinator |
| Tom Southwell | Production Design |
| Michel Boulanger | Driver |
| Joseph Schultz | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michael Buha | Set Dressing Artist |
| Joe Lisanti | Music Editor |
| Tim Merkel | Steadicam Operator |
| Jeff Winn | Craft Service |
| Mélanie Bergeron | Set Medic |
| John Grillo | First Assistant Camera |
| Julie Garceau | Video Assist Operator |
| Jim Page | Additional Editing |
| Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Bruno Gatien | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Gilles Fortier | Rigging Gaffer |
| Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Martin Lapointe | Hairstylist |
| James D. Tittle | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Marie-Sylvie Deveau | Costume Design |
| Marie-Elaine Bailly | Production Coordinator |
| Lynn Beaudin | Location Manager |
| Louis Craig | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Brinton Bryan | Set Production Assistant |
| Joel Shryack | Sound Editor |
| Kelly Reiter | Dialect Coach |
| David Sosalla | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Albert Cho | Assistant Director |
| Amelie Duceppe | Loader |
| Patrick Phillips | Visual Effects |
| Frédéric Chamberland | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Fabrice Barrilliet | Third Assistant Director |
| Jean-François Desjardins | Dresser |
| François Doré | Police Consultant |
| Dimitri Kaliviotis | Special Props |
| Jim Filippone | Pilot |
| David Dinel | Best Boy Grip |
| Richard Bucher | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Pierre Guay | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Julie Breton | Extras Casting |
| Marc Auclair | Special Effects Assistant |
| Gabriel Lavina | Casting Assistant |
| David Reinhard | Camera Loader |
| Gilles Perreault | Unit Manager |
| Emmanuelle Godbout | Costume Assistant |
| Tom Lamb | Digital Compositor |
| Stephane Boisvert | Generator Operator |
| Eric Aubin | Second Assistant Camera |
| Eva MacGregor | Assistant Accountant |
| Jerry Bingham | Storyboard Artist |
| Marie La Haye | Continuity |
| Greg Brooks | Dolly Grip |
| Anne Alloucherie | Second Assistant Director |
| Deak Ferrand | Matte Painter |
| Angèle Gagnon | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Stéphane Byl | Assistant Director, Stunts |
| Keith Shaw | Colorist |
| Annie Carignan | Stunts |
| Kenny Alexander | Stunts |
| François Gauthier | Stunts |
| Jean Courteau | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lise Servant | Payroll Accountant |
| Meg Taylor | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Tom Carson | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Peter Bankins | Property Master |
| David Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Eric Bryson | Stunts |
| Gilbert Larose Jr. | Stunts |
| Martin St-Antoine | Key Rigging Grip |
| Suzanne Cloutier | Set Decoration |
| David McKeown | Stunts |
| Michael Scherer | Stunts |
| Marc Désourdy | Stunts |
| Paul Rutledge | Stunts |
| Liam Kiernan | Assistant Location Manager |
| Karine Lemieux | Stunts |
| Jere Gillis | Stunts |
| Vanessa White | Stunts |
| Philip Glass | Original Music Composer |
| Jon Bokenkamp | Screenplay |
| Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| D.J. Caruso | Director |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Tricia Wood | Casting |
| Amir Mokri | Director of Photography |
| Dale Robinette | Still Photographer |
| Donald Mowat | Makeup Department Head |
| Barney Burman | Makeup Effects |
| Martin Brisebois | Stand In |
| Guy Bews | Stunt Coordinator |
| Marcello Bezina | Stunts |
| Craig Henighan | Sound Designer |
| Mic Rodgers | Second Unit Director |
| Garson Yu | Title Designer |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Mike Chute | Stunt Driver, Stunts |
| Michael Riesman | Conductor |
| Shawn Patrick Lane | Stunts, Utility Stunts |
| Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Alison Reid | Stunts |
| Corry Glass | Stunt Double |
| Erik Stabenau | Stunts |
| Alain Bérard | Stunts |
| Stéphane Lefebvre | Stunts |
| Tom Glass | Stunts |
| Patrick Kerton | Stunts |
| Hélèna Laliberté | Stunts |
| Manny Perry | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Jean Frenette | Stunts |
| Brent Woolsey | Stunts |
| Danny Wynands | Stunts |
| John Ross | Stunts |
| Jamie Jones | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Anna DeRoy | Co-Producer |
| Josette Perrotta | Associate Producer |
| Alan C. Blomquist | Co-Producer |
| Mark Canton | Producer |
| Bernie Goldmann | Producer |
| Bruce Berman | Executive Producer |
| Dana Goldberg | Executive Producer |
| David Heyman | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 62 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 34 | 73 | 18 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 821 | 887 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 728 | 820 |
Geronimo1967
5.0
Angelina Jolie does her best here and Ethan Hawke injects just a touch of menace but otherwise it's a rather far-fetched crime thriller set in Montreal. "Martin Asher" leaves his home and by systematically killing men as he ages - and assuming their identities - has left quite a trail of corpses ove ... r almost twenty years before FBI profiler Jolie is drafted in to try and help them get to the bottom of it all. The acting is ok, by and large, but a few "guest appearances" from Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands and probably the briefest of roles in his career for Justin Chatwin, can't really develop the rather dreary writing nor give it much sparkle as we lumber towards an ending that is just plain daft. In theory, the story is complex and has enough about it to keep us guessing, but the overall execution is flat and proves pretty uninteresting after about ten minutes. Pity - had potential.
Sep 04, 2023