Taxi

1998 film directed by Gérard Pirès
Movie film Q726215
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Taxi

Summary

Taxi is a film[1]. Taxi ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,437 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxi's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Taxi was directed by Gérard Pirès[4].
  • Luc Besson wrote the screenplay for Taxi[5].
  • Taxi's composer is recorded as Akhenaton[6].
  • Taxi's genre is crime film[7].
  • Taxi's genre is buddy film[8].
  • Taxi's genre is action film[9].
  • Taxi's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Taxi was followed by Taxi 2[11].
  • Taxi was followed by Taxi[12].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Samy Naceri[13].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Marion Cotillard[14].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Emma Wiklund[15].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Frédéric Diefenthal[16].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Manuela Gourary[17].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Bernard Farcy[18].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Dan Herzberg[19].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Édouard Montoute[20].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Georges Neri[21].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Philippe du Janerand[22].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Richard Sammel[23].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Sébastien Thiéry[24].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Tara Römer[25].
  • A cast member of Taxi was Denis Braccini[26].
  • Taxi was produced by Luc Besson[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Taxi was produced by Luc Besson[27]. Taxi was directed by Gérard Pirès[4]. Luc Besson wrote the screenplay for Taxi[5]. Cast members include Samy Naceri[13], Marion Cotillard[14], Emma Wiklund[15], Frédéric Diefenthal[16], Manuela Gourary[17], and Bernard Farcy[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1998[28] and August 20, 1998[29]. Original languages include French[30], German[31], Korean[32], and Portuguese[33]. Genres include crime film[7], buddy film[8], action film[9], and comedy film[10]. Taxi's part of the series is recorded as Taxi[34].

Subject and Themes

Taxi's main subject is organized crime[35]. Taxi's part of the series is recorded as Taxi[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include Taxi 2[11] and Taxi[12].

Why It Matters

Taxi ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,437 views/month).[2] Taxi has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Taxi is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bechdel test movie list id → 10955
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  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 152930
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  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 25727
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  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 8604
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  5. 16w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter → Luc Besson
    Followed by → Taxi 2, Taxi
    Medierådet rating → For ages 15 and up
    Cnc film rating (france) → no age restriction
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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