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Targets (1968)

3.70 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

An elderly horror film star, while making a personal appearance at a drive-in theatre, confronts a psychotic Vietnam War veteran who has turned into a mass-murdering sniper.

Drive In, Gun, Rifle, Serial Killer, Sniper

Similar to Targets (1968)

Blue Caprice (2015)

3.00 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure. Inspired by the real-life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.

Similarity: 7.39 (Similar)

Lawyer, Prison, Serial Killer, Sniper, True Crime, Timeframe 2000s

Similar to Targets (1968)

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.

Similarity: 6.25 (Similar)

Drugs, Investigation, Murder, Police Detective, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Horror

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Similarity: 6.08 (Similar)

Bad Guy Wins, Psycho Thriller, Psychopath, Serial Killer, Stuck In A Well

Similar to Targets (1968)

Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958)

3.95 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.

Similarity: 6.08 (Similar)

Child Murder Investigation, Reference To Sleeping Beauty, Rogue Cop, Rural Setting, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

Nightmare Alley (2021)

3.55 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychiatrist bent on exposing him.

Similarity: 6.07 (Similar)

Psychotronic Film, Carnival, Gun, Love Triangle, Traveling Carnival, Alcoholism, Femme Fatale, Mentalist, Neo Noir, Male Full Frontal Nudity, Fugitive, Infidelity

Similar to Targets (1968)

Mr. Brooks (2007)

3.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.

Similarity: 5.98 (Similar)

Fingerprint, Murder, Schizophrenia, Secret, Serial Killer, Amateur Photographer

Similar to Targets (1968)

Brat 2 (2000)

3.85 Stars

Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Arriving in Moscow, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience.

Similarity: 5.92 (Similar)

Firearm, Gun, Russian Abroad, Russian In Usa, Vigilante, Drifter, Live Tv, Murder, Sequel, Twin Brother

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Interview (1998)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.

Similarity: 5.85 (Similar)

Denying Guilt, Internal Affairs, Murder Suspect, Police Interrogation, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

Kalifornia (1993)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

Similarity: 5.81 (Similar)

Black Comedy, Brutality, Hairy Chest, Journalist, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

Que Dios nos perdone (2016)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Inspectors Velarde and Alfaro must find what appears to be a serial killer. This hunt against the clock will make them realize something they'd never thought about: neither one of them is that different from the killer.

Similarity: 5.80 (Similar)

Church, Pope, Priest, Serial Killer, Vengeance

Similar to Targets (1968)

Bitva za Sevastopol (2015)

3.50 Stars

Biography, Drama, Romance

A story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper in history.

Similarity: 5.77 (Similar)

Rifle, Shot To Death, Sniper, Sniper Rifle, World War Two, Elimination, Enemy, Kill

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Postcard Killings (2020)

2.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A New York detective investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London; he recruits the help of a Scandinavian journalist when other couples throughout Europe suffer a similar fate.

Similarity: 5.68 (Similar)

Announcing A Murder, Art Lover, Classical Art, Postcard, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Snowman (2017)

2.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.

Similarity: 5.57 (Similar)

Missing Woman, Police Investigation, Promiscuous Wife, Serial Killer, Snow

Similar to Targets (1968)

Mrs. Serial Killer (2020)

2.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

When a doctor gets jailed for a string of shocking murders, his loyal wife sets out to commit a copycat crime to prove his innocence.

Similarity: 5.45 (Similar)

Doctor, Karate, Love Affair, Psycho, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

Waar (2013)

4.10 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

The efforts of the Pakistani security forces in their fight against terrorism and how the lives of security officials are affected. A retired security officer returns to save Pakistan from a major terrorist attack.

Similarity: 5.10 (Similar)

Army, Hostage, Mission, Revenge, Sniper

Similar to Targets (1968)

Lonely Hearts (2006)

3.20 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through the personals.

Similarity: 5.03 (Similar)

Criminal Investigation, Detective, Murder Investigation, United States, Usa, Murder, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

Se7en (1995)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Detective, Murder, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Seven Deadly Sins

Similar to Targets (1968)

Vinci Da (2019)

3.70 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A gifted make-up artist gets entangled up in a world of crime with a psychopathic vigilante.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Lawyer, Make Up Artist, Serial Killer, Vigilantism

Similar to Targets (1968)

Salinui chueok (2020)

4.05 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.

Similarity: 4.89 (Slightly Similar)

1980s, Based On True Story, Neo Noir, Police, Serial Killer, Anti Hero, Criminal Investigation

Similar to Targets (1968)

Mountains of the Moon (1990)

3.60 Stars

Adventure, Drama, History

The legendary true-story of Capt. Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke's tumultuous expedition to find the source of the Nile river.

Similarity: 4.86 (Slightly Similar)

Gay, Gun, Pistol, Rifle, Speared In The Back

Similar to Targets (1968)

Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun (2009)

4.05 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

1990s, Sniper, Terror, Turkish Army, Year 1993, Anti Terrorism, Pkk Terror

Similar to Targets (1968)

Phone Booth (2003)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Thriller

Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Hostage, Phone Booth, Psychopath, Single Set Production, Sniper

Similar to Targets (1968)

Peeping Tom (1961)

3.80 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Similarity: 4.80 (Slightly Similar)

Filmmaking, Peeping Tom, Pornography, Serial Killer, Voyeurism

Similar to Targets (1968)

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)

3.60 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

On the night she plans on taking her own life, a 17-year-old girl is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive. She gets released, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Real Person, Based On True Story, Rape, Serial Killer, True Crime

Similar to Targets (1968)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.

Similarity: 4.77 (Slightly Similar)

Building A House, Psychopath, Psychopathic Murderer, Serial Killer, Severed Breast

Similar to Targets (1968)

Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama

Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.

Similarity: 4.77 (Slightly Similar)

Father Son Relationship, Male Nudity, Man Wears Eyeglasses, Serial Killer, Woman Undresses

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Brave One (2007)

3.35 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.

Similarity: 4.71 (Slightly Similar)

Detective, Dog, Gun, Park, Radio Show

Similar to Targets (1968)

Miss Bala (2019)

2.90 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language film.

Similarity: 4.71 (Slightly Similar)

Bare Midriff, Beauty Pageant, Brunette, Gun, Remake

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Wall (2017)

3.10 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

Two American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.

Similarity: 4.68 (Slightly Similar)

Deception, Duel, Sniper, Soldier, Wound

Similar to Targets (1968)

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery, History

The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.

Similarity: 4.68 (Slightly Similar)

Christmas, Men's Room, Murder, Serial Killer, Yorkshire, British Criminal, Dead Prostitute, Gloomy

Similar to Targets (1968)

Jestem morderca (2016)

3.45 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Inspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.

Similarity: 4.67 (Slightly Similar)

1970s, Inspired By True Events, Police, Police Detective, Serial Killer

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Departed (2006)

4.25 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Similarity: 4.65 (Slightly Similar)

Irish American, Irish Mafia, Mobster, Organized Crime, Police, Scene Of The Crime

Similar to Targets (1968)

Cold in July (2014)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Thriller

When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and violence while having to confront their own inner psyche.

Similarity: 4.64 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Blood, Blood Splatter, Gun, Neo Noir

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Usual Suspects (1995)

4.25 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.

Similarity: 4.61 (Slightly Similar)

Criminal, Criminal Mastermind, Surprise Ending, Suspect, Unreliable Narrator

Similar to Targets (1968)

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

4.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.

Similarity: 4.61 (Slightly Similar)

Graphic Violence, Heist Gone Wrong, Mexican Standoff, Nonlinear Timeline, Robbery

Similar to Targets (1968)

Khakee (2004)

3.75 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A team of police force escorts an alleged terrorist from Chandangarh to Mumbai. However their trip turns into a deadly survival when an ex-cop tries to stop them to reach Mumbai.

Similarity: 4.59 (Slightly Similar)

Death, Police, Rifle, Terrorist, Witness

Similar to Targets (1968)

Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018)

3.70 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family.

Similarity: 4.59 (Slightly Similar)

Brother Sister Relationship, Precocious Child, Serial Killer, Single Mother, Serial Killer Mocking Police

Similar to Targets (1968)

Guns Akimbo (2020)

3.15 Stars

Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime

A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.

Similarity: 4.58 (Slightly Similar)

Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship, Game, Gaming, Gun, Two Word Title, Chase, Disguise, Drone, Escape

Similar to Targets (1968)

Zodiac (2007)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Similarity: 4.57 (Slightly Similar)

Cartoonist, Mysterious Murderer, Serial Killer, Zodiac, Zodiac Killer, Reporter, True Crime

Similar to Targets (1968)

Orígenes secretos (2020)

3.05 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama, Adventure

Madrid, 2019. A serial killer is spreading chaos. Anonymous people with no apparent connection are being murdered while imitating the first appearances of the most famous superheroes.

Similarity: 4.56 (Slightly Similar)

Father Son Relationship, Serial Killer, Serial Killing, Superhero, Two Word Title

Similar to Targets (1968)

Joker (2019)

4.20 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A mentally troubled stand-up comedian embarks on a downward spiral that leads to the creation of an iconic villain.

Similarity: 4.55 (Slightly Similar)

Evil Clown, Laughing, Mental Illness, Nihilism, Stand Up Comedian, Clown

Similar to Targets (1968)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

4.10 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

Similarity: 4.53 (Slightly Similar)

Cold Blooded Murder, Contemporary Western, Desert, Sheriff, Texas, Neo Western

Similar to Targets (1968)

Le professionnel (1981)

3.70 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.

Similarity: 4.53 (Slightly Similar)

Escape, Firearm, French Agent, Secret Agent, Spy, Breasts, Female Nudity, Sniper

Similar to Targets (1968)

La haine (1995)

4.05 Stars

Crime, Drama

24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.

Similarity: 4.52 (Slightly Similar)

Ghetto, Gun, Hate, Police, Riot, Arab, 24 Hour Time Span, Riot Police

Similar to Targets (1968)

Liberty Stands Still (2002)

2.85 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

Liberty, the wife of a gun manufacturer, is held hostage at a hot dog stand by a sniper seeking revenge.

Similarity: 4.52 (Slightly Similar)

Bomb, Gun Control, Gunman, Hostage, Sniper

Similar to Targets (1968)

Badlands (1974)

3.90 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

Similarity: 4.51 (Slightly Similar)

Anti Hero, Cult Film, Killing Spree, On The Run, Serial Killer, Father Daughter Relationship, First Sex

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

3.00 Stars

Crime, Drama, Horror

The story of a hooded, berserk killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.

Similarity: 4.51 (Slightly Similar)

Cult Film, Lovers Lane, Masked Killer, Serial Killer, Stalking

Similar to Targets (1968)

Death Note: Desu nôto (2006)

3.80 Stars

Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.

Similarity: 4.49 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Comic Book, Based On Manga, Live Action Remake Of Anime, Serial Killer, Tokyo Japan

Similar to Targets (1968)

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

3.90 Stars

Comedy, Crime, Drama

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

Similarity: 4.49 (Slightly Similar)

Black Comedy, Execution, Polygamy, Serial Killer, Villain Played By Lead Actor, Psychopath

Similar to Targets (1968)

The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

3.45 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.

Similarity: 4.49 (Slightly Similar)

Car, Mexico, Police, Serial Killer, Trip