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South Korea10 Essential South Korean FilmsStop 2 of 10
Oldboy
올드보이
A man inexplicably imprisoned in a locked room for fifteen years is suddenly released and given a few days to discover who caged him and why, hurtling toward a shattering truth. Park Chan-wook's brutal, operatic revenge masterpiece.
Why it’s here
Park Chan-wook's Korean-language revenge thriller and a defining modern South Korean genre film.
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genre
- Thriller · Mystery
- Mood
- tense · dark
- Entry
- easy entry
- Best for
- first visit
Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat · sexual content · suicide or self-harm Non-exhaustive