Memento vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8.2/10 for Memento). Memento is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h . Memento is the older of the two (2000 against 2003). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Memento
Oldboy| Memento | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Jorja Fox, Callum Keith Rennie, Mark Boone Junior, Harriet Sansom Harris, Carrie-Anne Moss | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Memento
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.