Knowing vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Knowing). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 1m. Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are action, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Knowing
Oldboy| Knowing | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 2h |
| Genres | Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alex Proyas | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Ben Mendelsohn, Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Alethea McGrath, Terry Camilleri | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Knowing
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.