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Taxi (1998)

04/08/1998 Action, Comedy, Crime, Adventure 1h 26m
67%
User
Score
7.0/10

Overview

In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

Gérard Pirès

Director

Luc Besson

Screenplay

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Top Billed Cast

Samy Naceri

Samy Naceri

Daniel Morales

Frédéric Diefenthal

Frédéric Diefenthal

Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Lilly Bertineau

Manuela Gourary

Manuela Gourary

Camille Coutant-Kerbalec

Emma Wiklund

Emma Wiklund

Petra

Bernard Farcy

Bernard Farcy

Commissaire Gibert

Georges Neri

Georges Neri

Joe

Guy Quang

Guy Quang

Pizza Joe Motorcyclist

Maurice Murcia

Maurice Murcia

Pensioned Taxi Driver

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Media

Taxi Movie Trailer 1998 - English Subtitled

Taxi Movie Trailer 1998 - English Subtitled

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on March 6, 2025

“Daniel” (Samy Naceri) is a record-breaking pizza delivery man in Marseille who is on the cusp of attaining his two greatest wishes. Sex with his pal “Lily” (Marion Cotillard) and his licence to drive a taxi. Then his phone reminds him that to achieve the latter he will have to, temporarily he hopes, forgo the former and get to the licensing centre. By way of some celebratory foolishness, though, he doesn’t have it long as he drives his cab like he rides his bike, and the local constabulary aren’t so impressed. Luckily, it’s the pretty hapless “Émilien” (Frédéric Diefenthal) who apprehends him and he has bigger fish to fry with some elusive bank robbers. He reckons he can use his new friend’s driving skills and intimate knowledge of the city to help him track the cri...

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