Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free.
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.
- Graphic violence
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Grave, bleak, spare and overwhelming.
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is the revenge satisfying?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is Oldboy emotionally manipulative?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is Josh Brolin the best thing in Oldboy?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Cast
- Josh BrolinJoe Doucett
- Elizabeth OlsenMarie Sebastian
- Sharlto CopleyAdrian Pryce
- Samuel L. JacksonChaney
- Michael ImperioliChucky
- Pom KlementieffHaeng-Bok
- James RansoneDr. Tom Melby
- Max CasellaJames Prestley
- Linda EmondEdwina Burke
- Elvis NolascoCortez
Crew
- Spike LeeDirector
- Mark ProtosevichScreenplay
- Sean BobbittDirector of Photography
- Roque BañosOriginal Music Composer
- Barry Alexander BrownEditor
- Doug DavisonProducer
- Roy LeeProducer
- Nathan KahaneProducer
Where to watch
Checking availability…
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Joe 197074% alikeBoth grave, bleak, classical in form.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 200274% alikeBoth grave, bleak, overwhelming.
Raising Cain 199273% alikeBoth grave, bleak, spare.
Another Day in Paradise 199873% alikeBoth grave, bleak, spare.
Hard Candy 200672% alikeBoth grave, bleak, spare.
Vicious 202572% alikeBoth grave, bleak, contemporary.
Splice 201070% alikeBoth grave, bleak, contemporary.
Night Always Comes 202569% alikeBoth grave, bleak, contemporary.
Karma 202571% alikeTelevision · Both grave, bleak, spare.
Behind Her Eyes 202169% alikeTelevision · Both grave, contemporary, bleak.
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
