Elisa vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Elisa). Elisa is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elisa
Oldboy| Elisa | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Leonardo Di Costanzo | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Valeria Golino, Barbara Ronchi, Roschdy Zem, Antonio Buíl, Diego Ribon | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Elisa
Elisa, the daughter of an ordinary family, has been in prison for ten years for brutally murdering her sister. She believes she doesn’t remember what happened, but her fragmented memories begin to come into focus during meetings with the criminologist Alaoui, who is conducting a study on family homicides. The truth that emerges for Elisa is devastating—a pain that may mark the beginning of redemption.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.