Oldboy
2003 | 120 min | Thriller, Mystery
Saturday Special
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences adore it (8.2/10), people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (83%). A strong pick for the weekend.
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With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.2/10 from 10K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins, 1 other nomination — won Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix; won Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$18 million worldwide on a $3 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.2 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Kanopy
Plex ChannelRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Park Chan-wook
- Choi Min-sikOh Dae-su
- Yoo Ji-taeLee Woo-jin
- Kang Hye-jungMi-do
- Kim Byeong-okMr. Han
- Ji Dae-hanNo Joo-hwan
- Oh Dal-suPark Cheol-woong
- Lee Seung-shinYoo Hyung-ja
- Yoon Jin-seoLee Soo-ah
- Oh Tae-kyungYoung Dae-su
- Yoo Yeon-seokYoung Woo-jin