Film

Oldboy

2003 · 2h · Thriller · Mystery

15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance.

IMDb

8.3

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

78

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

Choi Min-sik

Oh Dae-su

Yoo Ji-tae

Lee Woo-jin

Kang Hye-jung

Mi-do

Kim Byeong-ok

Mr. Han

Ji Dae-han

No Joo-hwan

Oh Dal-su

Park Cheol-woong

Lee Seung-shin

Hypnotist

Yoon Jin-seo

Lee Soo-ah

Oh Tae-kyung

Young Dae-su

Yoo Yeon-seok

Young Woo-jin

You Il-han

Young Joo-hwan

Lee Young-hee

Clock Store Lady

Kim Young-ae

Elevator Lady

Lee Mi-mi

Dental Nurse

Han Jae-duk

Night Teacher

Kwak Jung-ae

Nun Teacher

• Park Chan-wookScreenplay · Director
• Hwang Jo-yoonScreenplay
• Lim Joon-hyungScreenplay
• Syd LimProducer
• Kim Dong-jooExecutive Producer
• Kim Jang-wookExecutive Producer
• Ji Young-junExecutive Producer
• Chung Chung-hoonDirector of Photography
• Choi Seung-hyunOriginal Music Composer
• Shim Hyun-jungOriginal Music Composer

Official 20th Anniversary Re-Release TrailerOfficial UK TrailerOriginal Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

November 21, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$17,500,000

Genres

Thriller, Mystery

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