Golden Boy vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.5/10 for Golden Boy). Golden Boy is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Golden Boy
Oldboy| Golden Boy | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Chan | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Mars, Eric Tsang, Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui, Louis Cheung, Lam Suet | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Golden Boy
A decade ago, Cheung Lek was the brightest rising boxing star—known as “Golden Boy”—until a tragic incident stripped him of his freedom. Ten years later, released from prison, he comes face to face with Fong Yuen, the son he has never met. To claim the inheritance left by Fong Yuen’s mother, Cheung must learn to live with and take care of the boy. Thrust into fatherhood and confronted by past regrets, Cheung’s life is turned upside down once…
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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