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Hard Target

Hard Target

Action · Thriller · Crime · 1993

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

Movie details

Hard Target

“Don't hunt what you can't kill.”

1993 Action · Thriller · Crime 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.2 / 10

60.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

63 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

63 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Hard Target?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Woo

Written by

Chuck Pfarrer

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Chance Boudreaux

Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo

Pik van Cleef

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Emil Fouchon

Yancy Butler

Yancy Butler

Natasha Binder

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Stephan

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Uncle Douvee

Ted Raimi

Ted Raimi

Man on the Street

Court is in session

Put Hard Target on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.