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15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Oldboy (2003) is a thriller and mystery film directed by Park Chan-wook, released on November 21, 2003 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung and Kim Byeong-ok. Viewers rate it 8.2 out of 10 across 10,173 ratings.
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Choi Min-sik
as Oh Dae-su
Yoo Ji-tae
as Lee Woo-jin
Kang Hye-jung
as Mi-do
Kim Byeong-ok
as Mr. Han
Ji Dae-han
as No Joo-hwan
Oh Dal-su
as Park Cheol-woong
Lee Seung-shin
as Hypnotist
Yoon Jin-seo
as Lee Soo-ah
Oh Tae-kyung
as Young Dae-su
Yoo Yeon-seok
as Young Woo-jin
You Il-han
as Young Joo-hwan
Lee Young-hee
as Clock Store Lady
Directed by Park Chan-wook, written by Lim Joon-hyung, Hwang Jo-yoon and Park Chan-wook, produced by Syd Lim.
Average viewer score of 8.2/10 from 10,173 ratings.
I’m sure that all of you can always spot a film with good acting, superb plot and great cinematography easily but when it comes to a thriller that possesses all those above quality, it would be such a rarity. OldBoy here, second installment from The Vengeance Trilogy directed by Park Chan-wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, OldBoy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) really have them all, good story, powerful acting and the…
Reviewed on June 16, 2012
This is definitely one of the films to see before you die. It's seat-squirmingly unsettling, shocking and very violent. It's a journey into a truly disturbed mind; a mind, which - like yours will be - is unable to cope with what it discovers. This film is brilliantly twisted. It has a thread of the most wonderful, blackest humour running through it, a sense of complete disorientation and enough plot twists and…
Reviewed on September 29, 2012
Just about everyone I’d spoken to about this film recommended it to me. I watched this film with the original Korean-language soundtrack, with English subtitles. Oh Dae-su (Chi Min-sik) is a bit of a flirt (whether he is a womaniser is not made clear) with a wife and young child, who has turned two years old on the day we start the film. Dae-su is in a prison waiting room having insulted a woman he was flirting…
Reviewed on August 6, 2023
This is not just a film you watch, it’s a film you experience. Oldboy is without question, one of the greatest revenge stories ever put to film. It has, in my opinion, the greatest villain of all time, smart, terrifying, and totally unforgettable. The movie is twisted, disturbing, and yet absolutely magnificent in its execution. It’s one of those movies you have to watch at least once in your life. Even after it…
Reviewed on February 14, 2026
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Oldboy (2003) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Oldboy (2003) includes Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byeong-ok and Ji Dae-han. The film was directed by Park Chan-wook. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Oldboy was released on November 21, 2003 and runs for 2h.
Oldboy (2003) holds an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from 10,173 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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