With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
the vibe
Oldboy Vibe
What it feels like
grippingdarkharrowinglayeredlight-touchpersonalhaunting
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Movie2003·120 min
Oldboy
Directed by Park Chan-wook
A thriller mystery film directed by Park Chan-wook.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 1%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
8.2/10
10K ratings
About Oldboy
- Pacing
- Gripping (8 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, trauma recovery, obsession, south korea, parent child, strangers forced together, anti hero, revenge quest, nonlinear flashback, mystery disappearance