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Oldboy (2003) -- 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.

Overview

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Director:
Chan-wook Park
Writers:
Garon Tsuchiya (story)
Nobuaki Minegishi (comic) ...
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Release Date:
21 November 2003 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
17 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(52 articles)
‘Oldboy’ Remake Status: Sadly Back On Track
 (From Screen Rant. 1 July 2009, 10:44 AM, PDT)

Spielberg And Smith Moving Forward With Oldboy
 (From toxicshock. 1 July 2009, 12:00 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Great film! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Old Boy (International: English title) (DVD title)
Oldeuboi (South Korea)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence including scenes of torture, sexuality and pervasive language.
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Busan, South Korea more
Company:
Egg Films more

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Trivia:
The flashback sequence when Oh Dae Su visits his former school was color corrected in post-production to a predominately brown color scheme. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The last scene at Woo-jin's penthouse, while he is getting dressed, his shirt cuffs already have cufflinks in them; in the next shot, they are missing, and he is putting them on. more
Quotes:
Woo-jin Lee: Your gravest mistake wasn't failing to find the answer. You can't find the right answer if you ask the wrong questions. more
Movie Connections:
References Being John Malkovich (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Winter more

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127 out of 179 people found the following comment useful:-
Great film!, 17 March 2007
9/10
Author: lucas739 from United Kingdom

I feel compelled to defend this film from some quite frankly unwarranted criticism. Although it isn't without its flaws, and all films have a few,it certainly isn't a one star film.What this film has is the ability to be sublime, shocking, ridiculous, mildly amusing and visually stunning which is some feat for any film.The sheer scale of the comments here suggests that here is a film that gets to you in one way or another. This film is as far away from Maborosi as you can get yet both films are up there as great pieces of cinema. I wont divulge the plot or end this comment with a Latin quote to reinforce my self importance i'll just say go and watch it, preferably if you're not too squeamish and don't mind subtitles.This film left me thinking about it the following day which is normally a good thing (atleast it shows my memory is working!)

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