Basic Instinct vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.9/10 for Basic Instinct). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 8m. Basic Instinct is the older of the two (1992 against 2003). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Basic Instinct
Oldboy| Basic Instinct | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Sharon Stone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daniel von Bargen, Chelcie Ross, Wayne Knight | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Basic Instinct
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Oldboy
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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