Oldboy Poster
MOVIEmeter
Top 500
Up 97 this week

Oldboy (2003)
Oldeuboi (original title)

8.4
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 8.4/10 from 178,175 users   Metascore: 74/100 
Reviews: 690 user | 247 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com

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.

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Writers:

Garon Tsuchiya (story), Nobuaki Minegishi (comic), and 4 more credits »
 Loading+Watchlist
Watch Trailer
0Share...

Related Lists

a list of 100 titles by Ab Siddique created 22 Apr 2011
 
a list of 250 titles by whitethomas61 created 20 Mar 2011
 
a list of 692 titles by James Cool created 21 Nov 2011
 
a list of 657 titles by Dr-Faustus created 03 May 2011
 
a list of 41 titles by softrain created 4 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Oldboy (2003)

Oldboy (2003) on IMDb

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of "Oldboy".
Top 250 #85 | 17 wins & 11 nominations See more awards »
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Min-sik Choi Min-sik Choi ...
Ji-tae Yu Ji-tae Yu ...
Hye-jeong Kang Hye-jeong Kang ...
Dae-han Ji Dae-han Ji ...
Dal-su Oh Dal-su Oh ...
Byeong-ok Kim Byeong-ok Kim ...
Seung-Shin Lee Seung-Shin Lee ...
Jin-seo Yun Jin-seo Yun ...
Dae-yeon Lee Dae-yeon Lee ...
Kwang-rok Oh Kwang-rok Oh ...
Tae-kyung Oh Tae-kyung Oh ...
Yeon-suk Ahn Yeon-suk Ahn ...
Il-han Oo Il-han Oo ...
Su-hyeon Kim Su-hyeon Kim
Seung-jin Lee Seung-jin Lee
Edit

Storyline

An average man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, Oh Dae-Su soon finds out that his kidnapper has a greater plan for him and is set onto a path of pain and suffering in an attempt to uncover the motive of his mysterious tormentor. Written by Jacksrevenge  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Money | Imprisonment | Revenge | Police Station | Friend  | See more »

Taglines:

15 years forced in a cell, only 5 days given to seek revenge. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence including scenes of torture, sexuality and pervasive language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

(South Korea) See more »

Also Known As:

Old Boy See more »

Filming Locations:

Busan, South Korea See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$68,957 (USA) (25 March 2005) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$14,980,005 (Worldwide) (8 December 2005)
See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Egg Films, Show East See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The anthem of Oh Dae Su's and Lee Woo-Jin's school is that of Choi Min Sik's school. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Despite having been imprisoned and isolated from the outside world for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is shown to be familiar with the operation of a modern cell phone, something that would have been very rare (and completely different from the flip-top handset Dae-Su has) in South Korea when he was imprisoned in the late 80s. However, Dae-Su watched television for 15 years and it is highly likely that at some point he saw a modern cell phone being used. See more »

Quotes

Mr. Park: You see, they say that people shrivel up because they have an imagination. So, don't imagine anything, you'll become brave as hell.
See more »


Soundtracks

"Winter"
from "The Four Seasons"
Written by Antonio Vivaldi See more »