Birth vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6/10 for Birth). Birth is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Birth
Oldboy| Birth | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jonathan Glazer | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Peter Stormare, Nicole Kidman, Cara Seymour, Alison Elliott, Danny Huston | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Birth
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.