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Target (1985)

Target poster
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Genre
action film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 118 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-CIA agent and his son travel to Europe to rescue the agent's wife after she is kidnapped. The father and son must use their wits to survive as they navigate a dangerous international plot.

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What happens

Target is a 1985 American spy thriller film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, and Gayle Hunnicutt. Hackman plays an ex-CIA agent, whose wife is kidnapped, and travels to Europe with his son (Dillon) to find her. The film was released on November 8, 1985. It was the last film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures before ending the distribution deal with CBS and shutting down its film production arm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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