Taxi 2

Paris becomes a grinding tonic for speed and wisecracks as a streetwise taxi driver and a seasoned police officer team up to stop a high stakes kidnapping. Morales, the fast talking cabbie, and Émilien, the by the book cop, find themselves drawn into a risky mission that pits street smarts against a tense plot involving a kidnapped minister of defense and a personal romance with a young woman who has captured Morales' heart. The city becomes a playground of high speed chases, improvised getaways, and close calls as the duo bounces from one pocket of traffic chaos to another. Laughter softens the danger, and trust grows between two very different allies. Its humor keeps things lively during the speed runs.

Directed by Gérard Krawczyk and drawn from Luc Besson's Taxi universe, this sequel keeps the brisk pace and humor that defined the original while expanding the street adventures across Paris. It helped popularize a franchise known for its car chases.

Worldwide gross of $64,433,844 on a budget of $10,500,000, making it a profitable follow up and one of the better performing entries in the Taxi series, with a showing in Europe and beyond, and it remains popular in many markets.

Taxi 2 helped cement the brand as a cornerstone of French action comedy and showcased Marion Cotillard early in her career. Its fast city chases and banter became a reference point for chase gags in European cinema, and it helped shape a style of practical stunts used in later thrillers.

Critics treated Taxi 2 as a crowd pleaser that ramps up action while keeping humor intact. The film leans into friendship under pressure, mutual respect, and improvisational problem solving as its core ideas, delivering thrills without losing its comic punch, and its light tone kept audiences coming back for more.