Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- unnerving
- volatile
- late night viewing
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the inventive kidnapping premise, comic script, direction, and lead chemistry appealing, though some felt the film was neither consistently suspenseful nor consistently funny.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray earns money by staging high-end kidnapping experiences, making the manufactured abduction the film's defining narrative engine.
The kidnapping premise generates both bumbling comedy and volatile psychological tension.
Ray's weekend contract becomes increasingly uncertain as the client's intentions and the abduction's control structure are questioned.
The Duplass Brothers Productions film relies on a compact, high-concept setup and the chemistry between Pat Healy and Taylor Schilling.
Films like Take Me, and why
The Art of Self-Defense
shares screwball crime-comedy, escalating kidnapping chaos, and an uneasy blend of laughs with suspense
Seven Psychopaths
shares a contained, absurdist crime premise in which awkward characters become trapped in volatile schemes
Burn After Reading
shares deadpan humor, criminal misunderstandings, and tension arising from bungled plans
A Life Less Ordinary
shares an offbeat kidnapping setup, darkly comic tone, and psychologically unstable power dynamic
Movie Details
- Director
- Pat Healy
- Release Date
- 2017-05-05
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (224)
Cast
- Taylor Schilling
- Pat Healy
- Alycia Delmore
- Brooke Dillman
- Jim O'Heir
- Mark Kelly
- Toby Huss
- Alejandro Patiño
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Take Me about?
- A struggling professional kidnapper finds his carefully staged weekend job spiraling into an absurd and dangerous mystery.
- What is Take Me like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Take Me as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Take Me violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Take Me as mild.
- What did critics think of Take Me?
- Critics generally found the inventive kidnapping premise, comic script, direction, and lead chemistry appealing, though some felt the film was neither consistently suspenseful nor consistently funny.
- Which films are like Take Me?
- Films with a similar feel include The Art of Self-Defense, Seven Psychopaths, Burn After Reading, and A Life Less Ordinary.
- How long is Take Me?
- Take Me runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Take Me?
- In United States, Take Me streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
