Buried vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Buried). Buried is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Buried
Oldboy| Buried | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rodrigo Cortés | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Robert Clotworthy, Ryan Reynolds, Kali Rocha, Samantha Mathis, Stephen Tobolowsky | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Buried
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.