
Target Number One
Seen it?2020 | 135 min | Thriller, Crime
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Midnight Express or Layer Cake, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
Ex heroin junkie, Daniel Léger, gets involved in a drug deal with the wrong people for the wrong reasons. When the deal goes sour, Daniel gets thrown into a Thai prison and slapped with a 100-year sentence. While he tries to survive his Bangkok incarceration, the news of his conviction captures the attention of Globe and Mail journalist Victor Malarek, who decides to go after the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing Daniel.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Roby
- Antoine Olivier PilonDaniel Léger
- Josh HartnettVictor Malarek
- Stephen McHattieFrank Cooper
- Jim GaffiganPicker
- J.C. MacKenzieArthur
- Don McKellarNorm
- Rose-Marie PerreaultMary
- Frank SchorpionRaiven
- Frédéric Millaire-ZouviMichael
- Amanda CrewAnna Malarek