Take Out

Name: Take Out
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-01-18
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Charles Jang, Jeng-Hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, Justin Wan, Jeff Huang

IMDb ID: tt0391483 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.1 (2,479 votes)

Genres: Drama

An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Take Out
Brazil: Take Out
Canada: Take Out (English)
Germany: Take Out
Spain: Take Out
France: Take Out
United Kingdom: Take Out
Ireland: Take Out (English)
India: Take Out (English)
South Korea: Take Out
Mexico: Take Out
New Zealand: Take Out (English)
Poland: Take Out (Festival Title)
United States: Take Out
United States: Take Out (Spanish)
South Africa: Take Out (English)
Croatia: Dostava
Russia: На вынос
Japan: テイクアウト (Japanese)
Taiwan: 外賣
外賣Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2004-01-18Runtime87 minutesMetascore80IMDb Popularity0User Reviews13Critic Reviews43Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
SpanishKeywordsbaker and karagulian
financial drama
f ratedFilming LocationsNew York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesCre FilmIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391483/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0391483.jpgUpdated At2026-04-22T03:49:22

Directors

Sean Baker
Shih-Ching Tsou

Writers

Sean Baker
Shih-Ching Tsou

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Charles Jang | Character: Ming Ding
Actor: Jeng-Hua Yu | Character: Young
Actor: Wang-Thye Lee | Character: Big Sister
Actor: Justin Wan | Character: Wei
Actor: Jeff Huang | Character: Ma
Actor: Shih-Yun Tsou | Character: Collector #1
Actor: Joe Chien | Character: Collector #2
Actor: Waley Liu | Character: Ming's roommate
Actor: Ed Jansen | Character: Ming's roommate 2
Actor: David Liu | Character: Ming's roommate 3
Actor: Shengyi Huang | Character: Ming's cousin
Actor: Ethel Brooks | Character: First delivery
Actor: Victor Sally | Character: Fried hard
Actor: Tanya Perez | Character: Second delivery
Actor: Maria Greenspan | Character: Portuguese delivery
Actor: Sandra McCullogh | Character: Mother with children
Actor: Sharinee McCullogh | Character: Running toddler
Actor: Renae McCullough | Character: Older sister
Actor: Javier Cortes | Character: Nice tipper
Actor: J.P. Partland | Character: Horn delivery
Actor: Theodore Bouloukos | Character: No speakee English
Actor: Oliver | Character: English bull dog
Actor: Yessica Amadis | Character: Smoking phone woman
Actor: Patrice A. Duffy | Character: Nice woman delivery
Actor: James Price | Character: Hardware store #1
Actor: Carlos Eleutice | Character: Hardware store #2
Actor: Juan Carlos Perdomo | Character: Hardware store #3
Actor: Eunice Wong | Character: Dark hallway delivery
Actor: Yaron Prywes | Character: Young prep delivery
Actor: Karren Karagulian | Character: Chicken or beef
Actor: Alia Carpenter | Character: Mother with crying baby
Actor: Kamali Smith | Character: Crying baby
Actor: Rory Kelly | Character: Dog hallway delivery
Actor: Tim Hummel | Character: Fighting couple guy
Actor: Althia A. Cline | Character: Fighting couple woman
Actor: Michael Fuehrer | Character: Mail order faster
Actor: Monica Kester | Character: Thank you delivery
Actor: B.J. Anthony Pass II | Character: Bad hair day
Actor: Cailin Pitt | Character: Barber shop kid
Actor: Ronald Garret | Character: Barber
Actor: Marie Pitt | Character: Barber shop mom
Actor: Joe Franza | Character: Silent delivery
Actor: Harold Edmondson | Character: Fork couple guy
Actor: Theresa Leak | Character: Fork couple girl
Actor: John Sloan | Character: Discount customer
Actor: Barbara Levenson | Character: Long hallway delivery
Actor: Claudia Ganzalez | Character: Spanish speaking teen
Actor: Baqi Abdush-Shaheed | Character: Couple of springrolls
Actor: Gil Selinger | Character: Only euros
Actor: Preet Pannu | Character: Only euros wife
Actor: Amy Danielson | Character: 845 Westend
Actor: Tony Roach | Character: Change guy
Actor: Peter Camacho | Character: Other half of chicken
Actor: Angel Feliciano | Character: Ketchup on fries #1
Actor: Julio Lugo | Character: Ketchup on fries #2
Actor: Edwin Banyar | Character: Ketchup on fries #3
Actor: Omar A. Franco | Character: Hip-hop apartment
Actor: Omar Jennett | Character: Hip-hop apartment
Actor: Amin Joseph | Character: Hip-hop apartment
Actor: Jeron Moss | Character: Hip-hop apartment
Actor: Jake Walker | Character: Hip-hop apartment
Actor: Chris Espinal | Character: Six girls, six numbers
Actor: Raymond Richardson | Character: Hit the lottery
Actor: Sandra Cartagena | Character: Spanish speaking mother
Actor: Sylvan Wallach | Character: Get a beer, have fun
Actor: Anetra Humphries | Character: Last delivery
Actor: Andrew Ko | Character: Mugger #1
Actor: Leighton Wezler | Character: Mugger #2
Actor: Vickeya Miller | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Peter Corrigan | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Helen Corrigan | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Kstrina Sturdivant | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Annette Sturdivant | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Gary Garcia | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Wilson Rodriguez | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Fausto Peralta | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Alexander Johnson | Character: Restaurant customer
Actor: Devin E. Haqq | Character: Customer
Actor: Josh Wick | Character: Customer

[Directors Group]
Name: Sean Baker | Role: Director
Name: Shih-Ching Tsou | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Sean Baker | Role: Writer
Name: Shih-Ching Tsou | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Isil Bagdadi | Role: Producer
Name: Sean Baker | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Sergio | Role: Producer
Name: Shih-Ching Tsou | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Sean Baker | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sean Baker | Role: Editor
Name: Shih-Ching Tsou | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Eric Marks | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rob Marshall | Role: Sound Department

[Thanks]
Name: Chris Bergoch | Role: Thanks
Name: Karin Chien | Role: Thanks
Name: Darren Dean | Role: Thanks
Name: Shengyi Huang | Role: Thanks
Name: Brook Jones | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Kwong | Role: Thanks
Name: Elsa Lai | Role: Thanks
Name: Kurt Leitner | Role: Thanks
Name: Jamin O'Brien | Role: Thanks
Name: Anthony Savini | Role: Thanks
Name: Shih-Yun Tsou | Role: Thanks
Name: Jane Wang | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Take Out | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1843790105/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1843790105/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563726078771.mp4?Expires=1788388296&Signature=UbgcBwYqiUOF1ANv1uMvL-HJYDkls3K2vp0UOOTWvZ~0WHfKLpppTVDclwnM4h0ZlQ2bXFUrOW0K26Su8LvMMBuNF6v5mkxpqGn0SwjQseJv0McFBPCrNf8sqJXiqbyGsoyjeYTCjph~P2~LAX~p7u76j-bWRfixTedsdBAKBKvddko6-W2jG2t181DZqRFWiIjVfJsofXbxWRiB15T2w9SVCJfkGciKG32B7jhO49NysRz5G4e6FAhWiogxmaQKhkj9eD1O8Z~s8XQ~Hd~FjpFs6tctpkmJXc3skANVr1h4MbEzgjcB6SxfvI~7pn6Wnj96N~Jc9hLDrrv~FOxElA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 18, 2004 (Slamdance Film Festival)
France: November 10, 2004 (Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival)
United States: June 6, 2008 (limited)
Argentina: March 26, 2009 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Taiwan: June 28, 2009 (Taipei Film Festival)
Canada: September 1, 2009 (DVD premiere)
United States: September 1, 2009 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: May 26, 2010 (TV premiere)
Greece: September 28, 2015 (Athens Film Festival)
France: October 23, 2024
Poland: November 16, 2025 (Five Flavours Asian Film Festival)
United States: November 25, 2025 (Past Present Future Film Festival)
Taiwan: July 8, 2026

Awards

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