Taking Lives (film)
| Taking Lives | |
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| Directed by | D. J. Caruso |
| Written by | Jon Bokenkamp |
| Based on | Taking Lives (1999 novel) by Michael Pye |
| Produced by | Mark Canton Bernie Goldman |
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| Cinematography | Amir Mokri |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes 109 minutes (director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English French |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Box office | $65.4 million |
Taking Lives is a 2004 American psychological thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and starring Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke, with supporting roles by Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez, Tchéky Karyo, Jean-Hugues Anglade, and Gena Rowlands. Written by Jon Bokenkamp and loosely adapted from the 1999 novel by Michael Pye, the film centers on an enigmatic serial killer who takes on the identities of his victims.
The film was released in the United States on March 19, 2004, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a moderate commercial success.