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Taxi

1998 86 min ★ 6.7 Action, Comedy, Crime, Adventure

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.

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Cast

Samy Naceri

Daniel Morales

Frédéric Diefenthal

Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec

Marion Cotillard

Lilly Bertineau

Manuela Gourary

Camille Coutant-Kerbalec

Emma Wiklund

Petra

Bernard Farcy

Commissaire Gibert

Georges Neri

Joe

Guy Quang

Pizza Joe Motorcyclist

Maurice Murcia

Pensioned Taxi Driver

Sabine Bail

Femme Préfecture

Details

Director

Gérard Pirès

Screenplay

Luc Besson

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$8,700,000

Revenue

$44,218,015

Production

EuropaCorp, ARP Sélection, TF1 Films Production, StudioCanal

Reviews

CinemaSerf

March 6, 2025

★ 7/10

“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, ...