The 2008 Liam Neeson movie is called 'TAKEN'. It is an action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. The film stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Katie Cassidy, Leland Orser, and Holly Valance. The story follows a retired CIA agent who sets out to save his daughter from human traffickers. It was a commercial success and spawned two sequels.