Oldboy (2005)Synopsis and Overview

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  • Oldboy (2005)
  • Opened March 25, 2005 | Runtime:1 hr. 58 min.
  • R
    strong violence including scenes of torture, sexuality and pervasive language
  • After a drunken night on the town, a family man with a wife and daughter comes to in an apartment he doesn't recognize. He's held captive there by an unknown enemy. His only company is a television. A news broadcast informs him that his wife has Read More
  • Cast: Choi Min-Sik, Gang Hye-jeong, Yu Ji-tae
  • Director: Park Chan-wook
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign

Oldboy (2005) Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    2nd in Park Chanwook's Revenge Trilogy - Still the BEST

    OLDBOY by Korean golden boy Park Chanwook is nothing short of brilliant in the revenge thriller genre. #1 There is no movie that exists quite like it. #2 The twists and turns of the plot are amazingly well thought out with razor sharp care. #3 The artistic quality of the movie itself in absolutely mesmerizing! #4 ALL the performances, even down the most remote characters are ingeniously devised and executed! #5 YOU HAVE TO VIEW IT MANY TIMES TO UNDERSTAND AND CATCH ALL THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE SUBLIMINAL AND NOT SO SUBLIMINAL QUALITIES!

Oldboy (2005) Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Oldboy is a powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the...

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    As always with Park Chanwook, you just hold on and let him rip.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Its magnificence is that it takes itself dead serious. It's not entertainment,...

  • 80
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    His film is not for the weak of stomach or heart, but it's a stunner all the...

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