What is Taxi 2 about?
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Taxi 2 (2000)
A cabdriver and a cop race through Paris in a pulpy, high-octane rescue mission with broad humor.
Big broad humor. A party watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 28, 2026.
Taxi 2 parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: strong violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byGérard Krawczyk
StarringSamy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Emma Wiklund, Bernard Farcy, Jean-Christophe Bouvet
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