Taxi 5

2018 1h 42m FR

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 1,101

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A police officer who's transfered in the police of Marseille gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who drive the powerfull Ferrari's with the older niece of Daniel, a terrible driver who gets the legendary white taxi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Franck Gastambide
Sylvain Marot
Malik Bentalha
Eddy Maklouf
Bernard Farcy
Gérard Gibert
Salvatore Esposito
Toni Dog
Édouard Montoute
Alain Trésor
Sabrina Ouazani
Samia
Sand Van Roy
Sandy
Anouar Toubali
Michel Petrucciani

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franck Gastambide
Writers: Franck Gastambide, Stéphane Kazandjian, Luc Besson
Languages: Italian, French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Taxi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franck Gastambide, shot by Vincent Richard-Marquis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Franck Gastambide and Malik Bentalha and Bernard Farcy carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Franck Gastambide directs. Vincent Richard-Marquis behind the camera. DJ Kore scores. Julien Rey cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in Italian, French.

Trivia

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1Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.
4Part of the "Taxi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Franck Gastambide, shot by Vincent Richard-Marquis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by DJ Kore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Julien Rey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Franck Gastambide and Malik Bentalha and Bernard Farcy carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt7238392 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "friendship", "france", "police", "gangster".

The technical file

Cinematography: Vincent Richard-Marquis
Original score: DJ Kore
Editing: Julien Rey
Production design: Samuel Teisseire
Costume design: Claire Lacaze
Makeup / hair: Barbara Krief
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,390,000
Box office: $64,497,208
Return: 316% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: Taxi 5 (2018)

Part of

Taxi Collection

In terms of box office admissions, the "Taxi" series is one of the most successful French franchises ever, grossing a reported total of $200 million worldwide and 23 million admissions in France.