The Target
Seen it?2014 | 98 min | Thriller, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
At the same time as murder suspect Yeo-hoon is brought unconscious to the emergency room following a shooting incident, an assailant breaks into the house of Tae-jun, the emergency room's doctor in charge, and kidnaps his wife. The kidnapper calls the doctor and tells him to bring Yeo-hoon to him. To retrieve his wife, Tae-jun has no option but to save the patient and sneak him away before the police can notice.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$20 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chang
- Ryu Seung-ryongBaek Yeo-hoon
- Lee Jin-ukLee Tae-joon
- Yu Jun-sangSong Gi-cheol
- Jin GooSung-hoon
- Cho Yeo-jeongJung Hee-joo
- Kim Sung-ryungJung Young-Joo
- Cho Eun-jiPark Soo-jin
- Lee Hyun-wookJo Sang-woo
- Kim Dae-myungJang Gyu-ho
- Jang Jun-nyeongLee Jung-soo