Film2013104 min

Oldboy

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

Taste attributes: actiondramamysterythrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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

Boxlist takeStylised and intimate: a heavy thriller, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 1,520 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

An everyday 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.

Synopsis: TMDB