Lurker vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Lurker). Lurker is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lurker
Oldboy| Lurker | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alex Russell | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic, Théodore Pellerin, Sofia Hasmik, Havana Rose Liu | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Lurker
When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.