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Movies like The Target (1997)

The best movies like The Target (1997) are Love Song for Tough Guys (2021), Gotcha! (1985) and Family Resemblances (1996). If The Target hooked you with its comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Love Song for Tough Guys (2021)

    In a port city, the lives of a few isolated people, used to violence, are strongly influenced by the love they feel for each other. Choices, envy, love and tenderness are the driving forces that help these characters to be themselves and give meaning to their lives. A tribute to poetry, theatre and art.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  2. Gotcha! (1985)

    A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  3. Family Resemblances (1996)

    An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  4. For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982)

    After getting screwed over by life (again), two losers decide that enough is enough. Using stolen ski masks and stolen toy guns, they take hostages in their local bank, holding them for ransom. Things go well until the hostages learn what's going on, and demand a piece of the action for themselves.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  5. Three Men and a Cradle (1985)

    Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver, and asks him if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan, telling Pierre and Michel about the package. Then, one of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believing it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives are then completely changed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  6. Alter Ego (2026)

    A quiet, middle-aged man spirals into obsession and paranoia when a charismatic look-alike moves in next door, featuring the exact same face—and a full head of hair.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  7. The Brats (2013)

    Newly engaged, Thomas meets his future father-in-law Gilbert, who has been married for 30 years to Suzanne. Disillusioned Gilbert is convinced that his marriage has meant he's missed out on life. He persuades Thomas not to marry his daughter Lola and encourages him to drop everything else in his life as well. The two men then throw themselves into a new brats' life full of adventure, convinced that freedom is elsewhere. But at what cost do we rediscover our adolescent dreams?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  8. Guardian Angels (1995)

    A sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  9. LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour (2026)

    At 55, Anne is finally enjoying her freedom after her children leave home. But everything changes when her 23-year-old daughter, Louise, moves back in with her after a professional and romantic failure. And to make matters worse, her son, Théo, announces that she's going to be a grandmother! Anne realizes that life never goes as planned and that, at any age, we are still learning to grow up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  10. Dead Tired (1994)

    Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend Carole Bouquet, but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. The Errand Boy (1961)

    Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  12. Alibi.com (2017)

    Greg founded a company called Alibi.com that creates any type of alibi. With his associate, Augustin, and Medhi his new employee, they devise unstoppable stratagems and stagings to cover their clients. But meeting Flo, a pretty blonde who hates men who lie, will complicate Greg's life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activity. During the presentation to parents, Greg understands that Gérard, the father of Flo, is also one of their clients.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  13. The Speech (2020)

    Meet Adrien! He's 35. He's stuck in a mid-life crisis. He's neurotic and hypochondriac. Tonight he's stuck in an endless family dinner and his girlfriend is not answering his texts. On top of that, his dumb brother-in-law asks him to prepare a speech for his wedding. Could it get even worse?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  14. The Wild Goose Chase (1975)

    The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the documents. Everything is even more complicated because the manager of the bank has a finger in the pie, too. Who but a humble bank-teller (Pierre Richard) will ruin the scheme?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  15. Inspector Blunder (1980)

    A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  16. Thunderstruck (2012)

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. Superwho? (2022)

    A struggling actor seems doomed to live life as a loser. When he finally snatches a lead role as a superhero named “Badman,” he feels like everything is possible, but fate strikes again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. Sextuplets (2019)

    Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. Hostile Takeover (2025)

    Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)

    Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Target?

The closest matches to The Target are Love Song for Tough Guys (2021), Gotcha! (1985) and Family Resemblances (1996). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Target?

Start with Love Song for Tough Guys (2021), the closest match to The Target.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Target?

Family Resemblances (1996), rated 7.4/10 by 332 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Target?

Alter Ego (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like The Target?

Yes: Love Song for Tough Guys (2021), Family Resemblances (1996) and For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982).

How are movies similar to The Target chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Target, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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