In the Line of Fire vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7/10 for In the Line of Fire). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2003). Both are action, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In the Line of Fire
Oldboy| In the Line of Fire | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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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