Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- breezy
- frantic
- casual movie night
- action comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly regarded the film as an unsuccessful, formulaic continuation and the weakest entry in the Taxi series.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Transferred officer Sylvain Marot must work with Eddy Maklouf, an inept driver connected to the legendary white taxi.
The Italian robbers use powerful Ferraris as their signature tools during the Marseille investigation.
Eddy inherits Daniel’s legendary white taxi and becomes tied to the earlier Taxi series mythology.
The plot places a transferred police officer and his reluctant partner against Italian robbers in Marseille.
Films like Taxi 5, and why
Taxi
shares French action comedy, police investigation, criminal pursuit, and broad buddy-cop humor
Rush Hour
combines mismatched police partners, criminal chases, slapstick comedy, and fast-paced action
The Other Guys
features comic law enforcement incompetence, gangster antagonists, and energetic vehicle-based set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Franck Gastambide
- Release Date
- 2018-01-19
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (1098)
Cast
- Franck Gastambide
- Malik Bentalha
- Bernard Farcy
- Salvatore Esposito
- Édouard Montoute
- Sabrina Ouazani
- Sand Van Roy
- Anouar Toubali
- Monsieur Poulpe
- Sissi Duparc
Common questions
- What is Taxi 5 about?
- A transferred Marseille officer reluctantly teams with a disastrous driver and a legendary white taxi to stop Ferrari-driving Italian robbers.
- What is Taxi 5 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Taxi 5 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Taxi 5 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Taxi 5 as mild.
- What did critics think of Taxi 5?
- Critics and audiences broadly regarded the film as an unsuccessful, formulaic continuation and the weakest entry in the Taxi series.
- Which films are like Taxi 5?
- Films with a similar feel include Taxi, Rush Hour, and The Other Guys.
- How long is Taxi 5?
- Taxi 5 runs 102 minutes.
