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John Leguizamo gets shot, gets obsessed, gets even — and you'll get invested.
TMDB
54
IMDb
58
Rotten Tomatoes
85
Audience Score
48
Google
57
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The Take (2008)

gritty indie thrillerL.A. street revengeunderdog fever dream

Overview

ActionDramaThrillerMystery

After he's shot during a heist in East L.A., an armored truck driver wrestles with rehabilitation and tracking down the man who committed the crime.

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Content warning
masculinity in crisistrauma and recoveryclass warfareobsession vs. healing

Standout Aspects

Acting

Leguizamo carries this whole film on his wounded shoulders.

Direction

Furman squeezes Sundance style out of genre bones.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want gritty, not glossy.·Streaming: Hidden gem hunting — bring low expectations, leave impressed.
Heads up:Violence: Shooting aftermath is graphic; rehab scenes are uncomfortably raw.
Brad Furman

Director

Brad Furman

ReleasedAug 22, 2008
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Destination Films

Top Cast

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Felix De La Pena

Tyrese Gibson

Tyrese Gibson

Adell Baldwin

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Marina De La Pena

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Agent Steve Perelli

Sam Upton

Sam Upton

Phillip Morrison

Matthew Hatchette

Matthew Hatchette

Agent Forest Baxter

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Marco Ruiz

Carlos Sanz

Carlos Sanz

Det. Victor Martinez

David Castro

David Castro

Bartender

Jake Muxworthy

Jake Muxworthy

Jimmy Grannis

Laurence Mason

Laurence Mason

Curtis Fellows aka Buddha

Taylor Gray

Taylor Gray

Javy De La Pena

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shot in 18 days on a shoestring budget after Furman's debut got festival buzz. Leguizamo worked for scale because he believed in the script.

Cultural

Came out the same year as Taken and Death Sentence, but got buried — it's the anti-Taken, where revenge hollows you out instead of empowering you.

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