Drop vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Drop). Drop is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Drop
Oldboy| Drop | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christopher Landon | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Violett Beane, Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Reed Diamond, Travis Nelson | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Drop
Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.