Take Me

"A good hostage is hard to find."

2017 1h 23m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 224

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems.

“A good hostage is hard to find.”

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Cast

Taylor Schilling
Anna St. Blair
Pat Healy
Ray Moody
Alycia Delmore
Nathalie
Brooke Dillman
Cathy
Jim O'Heir
Stuart
Mark Kelly
Tom
Toby Huss
Officer Judkins
Alejandro Patiño
Officer Ramirez

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pat Healy
Writers: Mike Makowsky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pat Healy, shot by Nathan M. Miller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Heather McIntosh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian Scofield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Taylor Schilling and Pat Healy and Alycia Delmore carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A good hostage is hard to find.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pat Healy directs. Nathan M. Miller behind the camera. Heather McIntosh scores. Brian Scofield cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Pat Healy, shot by Nathan M. Miller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Heather McIntosh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Brian Scofield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Taylor Schilling and Pat Healy and Alycia Delmore carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A good hostage is hard to find.".
9IMDB entry: tt6598626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nathan M. Miller
Original score: Heather McIntosh
Editing: Brian Scofield
Stunt coordinator: Jeffrey G. Barnett
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Box office: $2,583
Original language: EN
IMDB: Take Me (2017)

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What people are saying

Gimly2017-12-29
★ 5/10
Honestly keeps you wondering even while the credits roll. And while Take Me might not be great, it's a rare movie that can do that. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Kamurai2021-02-07
★ 6/10
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. While I'm not a big fan of either Pat Healy or Taylor Schilling, they both do a decent job in their roles here. This is a great example of an immersive adventure of absurdity. The premise of servicing kidnapping adventures is golden, if problematic which is basically cinematic. The main contention ends up being a sort of hat on a hat, I think played for comedic purposes. It most likely would have been better if it had been a almost more of a prank kidnapping from the kidnapper's perspective, rather than a matter of confusion of identity. There is a lot of psychological aspects are interesting about the type of people that would employ or provide these sort of services, and a good bit of humor, usually absurdist or misfortune based. While there are likely better movies to watch, if this looks interesting to you, then it will probably be.