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Name: Oldboy
Director: Park Chan-wook
Genre: action, drama, mystery, thriller
Released: 2003
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 8.3

Oldboy has an iRankMovies score of 81.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Oldboy (2003)

올드보이

15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.

Release:2003

Runtime:2h 0m

Country:South Korea

Director:Park Chan-wook

Language:Korean

Genre

ActionDramaMystery

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Keywords

DaughterMartial ArtsRage And HateHostilityTransformationImprisonmentDark ComedyHypnosis

iRank82

Oldboy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.3/10· 711K votes

Rotten Tomatoes82%

Metacritic78%

TMDb8.239/10· 10K votes

With 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.3/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Oldboy

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Cast of Oldboy

Choi Min-sik
as Oh Dae-su
Yoo Ji-tae
as Lee Woo-jin
Kang Hye-jung
as Mi-do
Kim Byeong-ok
as Mr. Han
Ji Dae-han
as No Joo-hwan
Oh Dal-su
as Park Cheol-woong
Lee Seung-shin
as Hypnotist
Yoon Jin-seo
as Lee Soo-ah
Oh Tae-kyung
as Young Dae-su
Yoo Yeon-seok
as Young Woo-jin
Y
You Il-han
as Young Joo-hwan
Lee Young-hee
as Clock Store Lady

Oldboy facts

Original title: 올드보이
Budget: $3M
Box office: $17.5M
Collection: The Vengeance Trilogy

Our take on Oldboy

Park Chan-wook's 2003 thriller remains a landmark of extreme, morally charged Korean cinema. A man is imprisoned, drugged and tortured for fifteen years with no idea why; released just as abruptly, he pursues a furious quest for revenge against his unseen captors. Working across action, drama and mystery, Park stages the hunt with hypnotic style and a now-famous corridor fight, but the real engine is a knot of guilt, obsession and dread that tightens toward a devastating reveal. It is intense, violent and not for the squeamish, made for viewers who want a mystery that lingers uncomfortably and a revenge story with genuine tragic weight.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Consistently stellar ratings demonstrate bold storytelling that captivates viewers deeply
•Genre blend of action and psychological thriller delivers intense emotional impact
•Park Chan-wook's distinctive directorial style creates unforgettable cinematic experience

What the audience disliked

•Deeply disturbing narrative elements overwhelm viewers seeking lighter entertainment experiences
•Extreme content and shocking plot twists may alienate mainstream audience expectations

Saga: The Vengeance Trilogy