Taking or The Taking may refer to:

• Theft, illicit taking
• The acquisition of land under eminent domain
• Take (hunting) or taking, an action that adversely affects a species
• Kidnapping of persons

• The Taking, a 2003 novel by J. D. Landis
• The Taking (novel), a 2004 novel by Dean Koontz
• The Taking, a 2004 short film directed by Matt Eskandari
• The Taking (album), a 2011 studio album by Loaded
• "The Taking", a 2012 episode of the Canadian television series The Listener
• The Taking, a 2021 documentary film written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe

• Take (disambiguation)
• Taken (disambiguation)
• Took (disambiguation)