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Old Boy (2003)

Oldeuboi (original title)
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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.

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Yoo Hyung-ja (as Seung-Shin Lee)
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Yeon-suk Ahn ...
Il-han Oo ...
Su-hyeon Kim
Seung-jin Lee
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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

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15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance See more »


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

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29 September 2004 (France)  »

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Old Boy  »

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Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$44,465 (Hong Kong) (15 October 2004)

Gross:

$2,181,290 (USA) (20 December 2013)
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Min-sik Choi trained for six weeks and lost twenty pounds to get in shape for the role of Dae-su, and did most of his own stunt work. See more »

Goofs

Oh Dae-Su states that the maxim, "Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler," is from Proverbs 6:4; these numbers are emphasized shortly afterwards. The saying is actually from Proverbs 6:5. See more »

Quotes

Mr. Park: [hands Dae-Su a business card while grinning a big gold-toothed grin] This dentist is really good.
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Referenced in Ek Villain (2014) See more »

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Winter
from "The Four Seasons"
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Great film!
17 March 2007 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

I feel compelled to defend this film from some quite frankly unwarranted criticism. Although it isn't without its flaws, and all films have a few,it certainly isn't a one star film.What this film has is the ability to be sublime, shocking, ridiculous, mildly amusing and visually stunning which is some feat for any film.The sheer scale of the comments here suggests that here is a film that gets to you in one way or another. This film is as far away from Maborosi as you can get yet both films are up there as great pieces of cinema. I wont divulge the plot or end this comment with a Latin quote to reinforce my self importance i'll just say go and watch it, preferably if you're not too squeamish and don't mind subtitles.This film left me thinking about it the following day which is normally a good thing (atleast it shows my memory is working!)


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