Kim is seventeen years-old and the pride and joy of her father, the ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills. Kim convinces the reluctant Bryan to sign an authorization form so she can travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When they arrive, they share a cab with a stranger named Peter. Amanda tells him that they are alone in Paris. While Bryan is on the phone with Kim, Albanian gang members break into the apartment where the girls are staying. Bryan has Kim give him a detailed description of what she sees and hears. He tells her she is about to be kidnapped. Bryan promises Kim that he will come and get her. He immediately travels to Paris to find Kim and Amanda. He has four days to find her and he uses his special skills and contacts to get her back and seek his revenge.

MPAA rating: Theatrical version : PG-13; for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.

MPAA rating for Extended cut version : Unrated, contains material different from the PG-13 rated version. Canadian home video rating for Extended cut : 15+: Brutal violence, language may offend.

Includes both the theatrical version and unrated extended cut of the film.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008; produced 2007.

Director of photography, Michel Abramowicz ; editor, Frédéric Thoraval ; music, Nathaniel Méchaly.

Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance, Famke Janssen.

DVD, NTSC; dual layer; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround.

English (Dolby 5.1 surround), dubbed French (Dolby surround) and dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue; optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.