Mexico 86 vs Oldboy
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.8/10 for Mexico 86). Mexico 86 is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mexico 86
Oldboy| Mexico 86 | Oldboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | César Díaz | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Bérénice Bejo, Leonardo Ortizgris, Fermín Martínez, Julieta Egurrola, Matheo Labbe | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su |
Synopsis
Mexico 86
A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son. Ten years later he joins her, forcing a choice between motherhood and her cause
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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