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Taken 3 works as a thriller movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The thriller and action blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 1h 49m · ★ 6.3
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★ 7.4 · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1h 42m
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Fans of Taken 3 who respond to its thriller will find Dirty Harry (1971) immediately familiar. Both films share a action sensibility without ever feeling like carbon copies of each other.
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★ 6.3 · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller · 1h 51m
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There's a reason Taken 3 fans keep landing on Repo Men (2010) — the thriller is unmistakably related even when the plots diverge. Both films operate on the same emotional frequency, especially in their third acts.
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★ 7.0 · Thriller · Action · 2h 3m
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The Amateur draws from the same thriller well as Taken 3, channeling action in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 2025 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 6.8 · Action · Thriller · Crime · 1h 49m
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Black and Blue (2019) captures the thriller appeal of Taken 3 without simply imitating it. The action streak running through both films is what puts Black and Blue at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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★ 7.0 · Action · Crime · Science Fiction · 2h 19m
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The action appeal of Taken 3 — that tense edge, the crime — translates cleanly into Face/Off (1997). Different setting, same essential satisfaction.
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★ 6.5 · Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 1h 55m
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The filmmakers behind Kiss the Girls (1997) clearly understood what makes thriller work — the same quality that keeps Taken 3 rewatchable. Expect the same dark rhythm, executed with a fresh angle.
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★ 7.0 · Horror · Thriller · Mystery · 1h 38m
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I See You (2019) is the kind of film Taken 3 fans discover and immediately send to their group chat. The thriller overlap is real, but it's the dark emotional pull that seals the recommendation.
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★ 7.6 · Mystery · Crime · Thriller · 1h 54m
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The Big Sleep shares Taken 3's gift for thriller — the 1946 film delivers mystery without overstaying its welcome. Consider it required viewing once you've finished rewatching your first pick.
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★ 7.0 · Action · Adventure · Animation · 1h 28m
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Much of what makes Taken 3 compelling — the action, the adventure — shows up in Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010) in a slightly different form. Both films understand that dark storytelling works best when it trusts the audience.
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★ 6.2 · Thriller · Mystery · 1h 52m
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The thriller energy of Taken 3 is alive in Unlawful Entry (1992), filtered through a different story but the same emotional register. It earns its place on this list with a tense payoff that rivals the original pick.
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