Takers is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by John Luessenhop from a story and screenplay written by Luessenhop, Gabriel Casseus, Peter Allen, John Rogers, and Avery Duff. It features Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Tip "T.I." Harris, Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and Zoe Saldana. The film was released on August 27, 2010. The film follows a group of professional bank robbers who specialize in spectacular robberies. They are pulled into one last job by a recently-paroled cohort only to be pitted against a hard-boiled detective and his partner who interrupt their heist.
Director | John Luessenhop |
Produced by | Will Packer, Tip "T.I." Harris, Jason Geter |
Writer(s) | Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus, John Luessenhop, Avery Duff |
Starring | Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Tip "T.I." Harris, Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen |
Music | Paul Haslinger |
Cinematography | Michael Barrett |
Edited by | Armen Minasian |
Production, company | Screen Gems, Rainforest Films, Grand Hustle Films |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Released | August 27, 2010 (United States) |
Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $32 million |
Box office | $69.1 million |
Netflix ID | 70117294 |
About Takers
Crime thriller following a group of professional bank robbers whose biggest haul is interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.
Achievement of Takers
Idris Elba won a BET Award for Best Actor while also earning a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Takers
Rainforest Films films.. American heist films.