Oldboy (올드보이 - Oldeuboi) (2003)

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8.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Chan-wook Park

Starring (View all)

Min-sik Choi
Dae-su Oh

Ji-tae Yu
Woo-jin Lee

Hye-jeong Kang
Mi-do

Byeong-ok Kim
Mr. Han

Dae-han Ji
No Joo-hwan

Dal-su Oh
Park Cheol-woong

Seung-Shin Lee
Yoo Hyung-ja

Jin-seo Yoon
Lee Soo-ah

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Garon Tsuchiya
(story)

Nobuaki Minegishi
(comic)

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Laugh and the world laughs with you.

16 years, 6 months ago at Nov 22 12:59

Lexi

9 votes

''Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.''

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.

Min-sik Choi: Dae-su Oh

Ji-tae Yu: Woo-jin Lee

Oldboy(2003); Now this is the ultimate mind-fucks of revenge stories. You can honestly see that ... read more

Required Viewing!

19 years, 8 months ago at Oct 20 20:49

aechris

5 votes

What a fantastic movie. It was recommended to me by a friend a couple years ago and just recently did I get around to watching it; if I knew what I was in for I would have definitely found time sooner! I would much rather have a film stay with you after the credits have finished rolling and Oldboy definitely does that.

It is a very mysterious movie and always has you guessing as to... read more

Bloody Brilliant

18 years, 2 months ago at Apr 10 5:54

Raven

4 votes

Brilliant and disgustingly so. Min-sik Choi did a wonderful performance with his character. The transformation from drunken lout to tormented soul was excellent then add into that moments of insanity. I'm sure playing a man who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement for 15 years was hard but I felt he pulled it off enough to make it believable.
The story line was great and had me just... read more

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After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to learn that he must locate his captor in five days.

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