Arenas vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.8/10 for Arenas). Arenas is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Arenas
Oldboy| Arenas | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Camille Perton | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Lorenzo Zurzolo, Grégoire Colin, Edgar Ramírez, Payman Maadi, François Chattot | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Arenas
At just 18, Brahim, a promising young footballer, is represented by his agent and cousin Mehdi. He is about to fulfil his dream of signing his first professional contract with Lyon. But the arrival of a powerful foreign agent changes all that. In this uncharted world, even loyalty comes at a price.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.