Heroic vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.2/10 for Heroic). Heroic is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2023). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Heroic
Oldboy| Heroic | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David Zonana | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Isabel Yudice, Mónica del Carmen, Fernando Cuautle, Norma Pablo, Santiago Sandoval | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Heroic
Luis, an 18-year-old Mexican boy with indigenous roots, enters the Heroico Military College with the hope of securing a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to make him a perfect soldier.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.