Merantau vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Merantau). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 14m. Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Merantau
Oldboy| Merantau | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 2h |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gareth Evans | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Iko Uwais, Alex Abbad, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyah, Chika Jessica | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Merantau
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
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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