Captain Phillips vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.5/10 for Captain Phillips). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 14m. Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2013). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captain Phillips
Oldboy| Captain Phillips | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 2h |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Greengrass | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Captain Phillips
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
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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