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Taking Lives (2004)

15 103 min  -  Mystery | Thriller  -   19 March 2004 (USA)
5.9
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An FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim.

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers:

Michael Pye (novel), Jon Bokenkamp (screen story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angelina Jolie ...
Ethan Hawke ...
Kiefer Sutherland ...
Gena Rowlands ...
Olivier Martinez ...
Tchéky Karyo ...
Jean-Hugues Anglade ...
Paul Dano ...
Justin Chatwin ...
André Lacoste André Lacoste ...
Billy Two Rivers Billy Two Rivers ...
Richard Lemire Richard Lemire ...
Québec City Cop
Julien Poulin Julien Poulin ...
Marie-Josée Croze ...
Christian Tessier Christian Tessier ...
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Storyline

The film starts in the early 1980s.Young Martin Asher took a bus for Canada.He meets another teen on the bus Matt Soulsby.When the bus broke they decided to rent a car and drive to Seattle.On the road the car gets a flat tire,and Matt starts changing the tire Martin comments on how he and Matt are about the same height and he quickly pushes Matt in the way of an oncoming truck causing a huge accident where Matt and the driver both die.He took Matt's guitar and left singing like Matt did. Twenty years later,a FBI profiler,Illeana Scott comes to Canada to help hunting down a serial killer Martin Asher who killed multiple men and lived by their identities.Martin's mother claims that she saw Martin in Quebec city and she tells the police that Martin is evil. The police also has an eyewitness James Costa who saw Asher kill his last victim... Written by victoria  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Police | FBI | Serial Killer | Profiler | Guitar  | See more »

Taglines:

He Would Kill To Be You.

Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence including disturbing images, language and some sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [France] | Warner Bros. | See more »

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Életeken át See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,458,465 (USA) (21 March 2004) (2705 Screens)

Gross:

$65,470,529 (Worldwide) (29 August 2004)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (unrated version)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Screenwriters Nicholas Kazan, Hillary Seitz and David Ayer worked on revisions for Jon Bokenkamp's script. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When Matt and Martin have some beers on the bus, the cans open with modern tabs (not the "pull-off" tabs from the 1970s). See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Cashier: Where are you going?
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Connections

References Psycho (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bad"
Music by U2
Lyrics by Bono and The Edge
Performed by U2
Courtesy of Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »