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Target

Original title: Taget
  • 2023
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.4K
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Shin Hye-sun in Target (2023)
CrimeMysteryThriller

The protagonist who reports the seller of a broken washing machine to the police, only to realize he's a psychopathic serial killer. It makes one rethink the purchase of second-hand items vi... Read allThe protagonist who reports the seller of a broken washing machine to the police, only to realize he's a psychopathic serial killer. It makes one rethink the purchase of second-hand items via online appsThe protagonist who reports the seller of a broken washing machine to the police, only to realize he's a psychopathic serial killer. It makes one rethink the purchase of second-hand items via online apps

  • Director
    • Park Hee-kon
  • Writers
    • Park Hee-kon
    • Dong-hoo Kim
  • Stars
    • Shin Hye-sun
    • Im Chul-soo
    • Oh Ga-bin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Park Hee-kon
    • Writers
      • Park Hee-kon
      • Dong-hoo Kim
    • Stars
      • Shin Hye-sun
      • Im Chul-soo
      • Oh Ga-bin
    • 22User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shin Hye-sun
    Shin Hye-sun
    • Jang Soo-hyeon
    Im Chul-soo
    Im Chul-soo
    • Head of a department Kim
    Oh Ga-bin
    • High school female student #1 making a deal
    Keum Sae-rok
    • Kim Hye-jin
    Kim Sung Kyun
    Kim Sung Kyun
    • Detective Joo
    Lee Soon-won
    Lee Soon-won
    • Moon-seok
    Im Sung-jae
    Im Sung-jae
    • Guy
    Kang Tae-oh
    Kang Tae-oh
    • Detective Na
    Jo Yong-joon
    • Detective Kim
    Choi Jae-sup
    Choi Jae-sup
    • Task leader
    • Director
      • Park Hee-kon
    • Writers
      • Park Hee-kon
      • Dong-hoo Kim
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    9ttnasamu

    Suspenseful thriller. Not a masterpiece but still pretty solid for the genre

    I didn't expect much from the premise of the movie, which is about online shopping, but was pleasantly surprised by the dramatic turn of events that happened.

    The movie centers around a woman who is the victim of an online scam but when she tries to expose him she discovers that the scammer is a serial killer.

    The cast's performance is pretty good with the main character Soo-hyun played by Hae Sun Shin, who is definitely brilliant when it comes to showing her range through different types of movie genres. I can feel the character's emotions really well through the screen, from anger, annoyance, despair to fear. The detective characters, played by Sungkyun and Tae-oh, did bring some flavours to the table as their presence may lighten the mood.

    I find some of the action scenes pretty violent, but effective and memorable as it definitely had me on the edge of my seat especially towards the end.
    6Gleunji

    The deserved Target

    Should you watch this movie as you feel like watching a Korean Movie. Short answer yes. But there's always a but.

    As we all know there are crazy people in online, and the best thing to do is to ignore them especially if that person have your information. But fortunately for this buyer who got scammed, decide to triggered the scammer. And paid the price.

    It's actually an informative movie teaching you how or what scammer could do with your information. Should you want to try it out yourself or prevent yourself.

    I really wanted to praise the movie, but it got so really stupid at the end, that maybe she deserved it all.
    10shavitrabalamurali

    Freaking amazing movie

    Honestly, I keep swiping this movie away as the one line was boring but this movie surprised me with the unexpected twists they revealed the antagonist in the perfect time and the movie was fast paced, actors literally lived their respective characters Best movie for crime thriller murder freaks screenplay is top notch and cinematography is mind blowing this movie definitely deserves a way higher rating than just six point five the climax was totally unexpected and this movie will keep you on the edge all the time family friendly, there is some humour added here and there highly recommend.....
    7kosmasp

    You get what you pay for

    Well maybe not entirely and always - sometimes it is also what you make of it ... no pun intended anyway. And also you can never know who you are dealing with. I know that when I "clap back" (metaphorically and verbally that is) with some people ... I sometimes think: maybe I shouldn't do that ... I have no idea what their mind set is after all.

    So the movie takes this to a different degree one might argue. Good acting and overall structure when it comes to where this ends up and also when you think about how little "story" there is. It is just about something offered, the person receiving having an issue with it (rightfully so) ... and everything going upside down.
    8masonfisk

    UP TO SNUFF...!

    A South Korean thriller from last year. When a downtrodden renovation manager, Shin Hye-sun, has had enough w/her broken washer & decides to buy a new one, not from a store, but from a reseller, Im Seong-jae, things go from worse to murderous. It turns out Seong-jae is a serial killer w/a particular bent; he targets a victim, kills them & resells their stuff down to the apartment studs but when Hye-sun complains & tracks him down to lay out some real complaints, bringing in a detective, Kim Sung-kyun, to assist as the bodies mount & Seong-jae tries to blackmail Hye-sun into her being left alone. Other than the goofy translated title (don't know the exact translation from Korean) & some lapses in thriller logic, this film is ripe to be remade here in the States where purchases from social media sites have become a cottage industry unto itself. As to the originator, it moves at a clip & some of the set pieces (a car chase through the narrow alleyways of the city is a true edge of the seat draw) are so well done I can't wait to see Michael Bay's overblown retake.

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 2023 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Don't Buy the Seller
    • Production company
      • Studio Pieona
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      • $3,018,635
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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