Beirut vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.3/10 for Beirut). Beirut is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2018). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beirut
Oldboy| Beirut | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Brad Anderson | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Dean Norris, Jon Hamm, Shea Whigham, Rosamund Pike, Mark Pellegrino | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Beirut
In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.