- Brett Erlich said that this film was No. 4 at the Box Office that weekend
- Footage shown when referenced as the #4 movie at the Box Office
Le Making-of 'Taken' (Video 2009)
Clips, snippets of interviews and behind-the-scenes"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Million Dollar Movie Week 2 (TV Episode 2010)
Clip featured in a $3,000 video question"Hollywood's Top Ten" Sweet Revenge (TV Episode 2010)
Taking #9 as the top revenge movies
"Film Junk Podcast" Episode 205: Taken (Podcast Episode 2009)
Reviewed"The Rotten Tomatoes Show" Watchmen/Shuttle/12 (TV Episode 2009)
Was No. 3 at the box office that weekend"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Angela/Jacob/Eddie (TV Episode 2009)
incorrect answer to $2,000 question- Referenced during the "The Other Man" review.
"Saturday Night Live" Megan Fox/U2 (TV Episode 2009)
Mentioned by Gadhafi during cold opening
The Godfather (1972)
"It wasn't personal. It was just business."- "It's just a flesh wound."
The New York Ripper (1982)
A person calls the police using a phone and a walkie talkie to misguide them.First Blood (1982)
Bryan Mills is once referred to as Rambo.Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Bryan is referred to as "Rambo"
Chingari (2012)
unofficial remake
"Robot Chicken" No Country for Old Dogs (TV Episode 2011)
Spoofed in the "Tak'n" segment"Tosh.0" How to Get European Men (TV Episode 2012)
Tosh spoofs the kidnapping scene"Family Guy" Leggo My Meg-O (TV Episode 2012)
Episode is a spoof."The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #21.9 (TV Episode 2012)
"Mistaken" depicts Liam Neeson as an incompetent replacement football referee"Mad" Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon (TV Episode 2012)
Taking Nemo is a spoof of this movie.
Men in Black (1997)
discussion about the button in the car ("Don't touch that button")
Taken (TV Series 2017–2018)
TV show is based on the film.