What is the iRankMovies score for Oldboy?

Name: Oldboy
Director: Spike Lee
Genre: action, drama, mystery, thriller
Released: 2013
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 5.8

Oldboy has an iRankMovies score of 51.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Oldboy (2013)

Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free.

Release:2013

Runtime:1h 44m

Country:United States

Director:Spike Lee

Language:English

Genre

ActionDramaMystery

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Keywords

Martial ArtsImprisonmentRemakerevengeBased On MangaIncestPsychotic9 11

iRank51

Oldboy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.8/10· 85K votes

Rotten Tomatoes39%

Metacritic49%

TMDb5.932/10· 2K votes

With 39% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb and 49/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Oldboy

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

Cast of Oldboy

Josh Brolin
as Joe Doucett
Elizabeth Olsen
as Marie Sebastian
Sharlto Copley
as Adrian Pryce
Samuel L. Jackson
as Chaney
Michael Imperioli
as Chucky
Pom Klementieff
as Haeng-Bok
James Ransone
as Dr. Tom Melby
Max Casella
as James Prestley
Linda Emond
as Edwina Burke
Elvis Nolasco
as Cortez
Rami Malek
as Browning
Lance Reddick
as Daniel Newcombe

Oldboy facts

Budget: $30M
Box office: $5.2M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Spike Lee reimagines manga source with atmospheric dramatic tension throughout
•Martial arts choreography delivers kinetic visceral action sequences
•Mysterious imprisonment setup explores psychological thriller elements effectively