Oldboy

Name: Oldboy
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2003-11-21
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byeong-ok, Ji Dae-han

2003·Movie·R·120 min·★ 8.2(9,900)

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“15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.”

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
India	Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—
United Kingdom	BFI Player, Shudder, Arrow Video Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema
Canada	Crave, Tele Quebec, Tubi TV, CTV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	Beamafilm	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
Germany	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
France	Molotov TV	Apple TV Store, Canal VOD, Orange VOD
Spain	Movistar Plus+, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total , Acontra Plus, Acontra Plus Amazon Channel	Acontra Plus
Brazil	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—
Japan	Hulu, U-NEXT, KADOKAWA channel Amazon Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FOD

About Oldboy

Oldboy is a 2003 Korean-language thriller and mystery film directed by Park Chan-wook. The cast is led by Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung. It has a runtime of 2h 0m. Viewers rate it 8.2/10 across 9900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free.

Oldboy was produced by Show East, Egg Film, and Cineclick Asia and made in South Korea. It was released on November 21, 2003, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $18 million worldwide.

Director: Park Chan-wook
Writers: Lim Joon-hyung, Hwang Jo-yoon, Park Chan-wook
Release date: November 21, 2003
OTT release: September 5, 2023
Original language: Korean
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $18 million
Production: Show East, Egg Film, Cineclick Asia

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Oldboy cast & crew

Oldboy was directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Lim Joon-hyung, Hwang Jo-yoon, and Park Chan-wook.

The cast features Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae-su, Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Woo-jin, Kang Hye-jung as Mi-do, Kim Byeong-ok as Mr. Han, Ji Dae-han as No Joo-hwan, and Oh Dal-su as Park Cheol-woong.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Choi Seung-hyun, cinematography is by Chung Chung-hoon, and it was produced by Syd Lim and Kim Dong-joo.

Is Oldboy worth watching?

Oldboy holds an audience score of 8.2/10 from 9,900 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed thriller films.

At 2h 0m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller and mystery, Oldboy is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Oldboy

In United States, you can stream Oldboy on Kanopy and Fandango at Home Free, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on September 5, 2023.

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