Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Oldboy easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Oldboy end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Oldboy

Name: Oldboy
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2013
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli

Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free.

Directed by Spike Lee

Produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Vertigo Entertainment

2013104 min5.9 / 10

A brutal, psychologically tormented revenge thriller that uses martial arts violence and shocking revelations to explore the corrosive nature of captivity, vengeance, and moral corruption.

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

Clusters

Injury And Mental Breakdown Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Violent Revenge Movies Mental Illness And Psychosis Prison Movies

Genres

Thriller Mystery

Keywords

Martial Arts Imprisonment Remake Revenge Based On Manga Incest Psychotic 9/11 Disgusted

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Oldboy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Oldboy violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Oldboy easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Oldboy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Oldboy sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.