The Target
2014 1h 38m movie Film South Korea

The Target

표적

“The hunt is on.”

Synopsis

표적

“The hunt is on.”

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.

Other Titles From Yong Film

Thriller + Action in South Korea

82 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Target itself).

The 2013–2015 South Korea Window

The Target holds position #101 of 208 South Korea films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Incomplete Life
    #1

    Incomplete Life

    ★ 8.7 · 2014
  2. Run BTS!
    #2

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015
  3. Fated to Love You
    #3

    Fated to Love You

    ★ 8.4 · 2014
  4. Secret Love Affair
    #4

    Secret Love Affair

    ★ 8.4 · 2014
  5. Pinocchio
    #5

    Pinocchio

    ★ 8.3 · 2014
  6. EXO Next Door
    #6

    EXO Next Door

    ★ 8.3 · 2015
  7. Gu Family Book
    #7

    Gu Family Book

    ★ 8.3 · 2013
  8. Witch's Romance
    #8

    Witch's Romance

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Target premiered alongside 71 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 71 other South Korea films in 2014.

The 605th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Audience Engagement

111
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
67th
Popularity percentile

111 audience reviews — more than 84% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (84th percentile) outruns trending popularity (67th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
111
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #642 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #72 of 218 (top 33%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesYong Film, CJ Entertainment, Barunson E&A
Runtime1h 38m
Release DateApril 30, 2014
IMDbtt3634940