FilmRPsychological Survival

Taking Lives2004

Name: Taking Lives
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 2004-03-19
Rating: 5.7

“He would kill to be you.”

Directed by D.J. Caruso

5.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.2Rotten Tomatoes 21%Metacritic 38TMDB 6.4

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Year

2004

Runtime

103 min

Box Office

Budget

$45,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$65,470,529

Domestic

$32,682,342

🏆 4 nominations total

The premise

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

Horror Vault's take

When Montreal police find themselves outmatched by a serial killer who steals the lives and identities of his victims, they call in FBI profiler Illeana Scott — a specialist who thinks like the criminals she hunts. Working against the clock in an unfamiliar city, Scott zeroes in on a shaky eyewitness whose testimony may be the only thread connecting the dots. The investigation pulls her deeper into a web of danger where the line between hunter and hunted grows dangerously thin. Slick, stylish, and anchored by a strong lead performance, Taking Lives keeps you second-guessing until the final frame.

Content: Graphic Violence, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery, Depictions Of Murder