Oldboy vs Polder
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 4/10 for Polder). Polder is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2023). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
Polder| Oldboy | Polder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 4.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Bob Wilbers, Klaas van Eijkeren |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Jochum ten Haaf, Steef Cuijpers, Joy Verberk, Randy Fokke, Chris Tates |
Synopsis
Oldboy
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Polder
After the death of his wife, pig farmer Ronald is responsible for the care of their daughter and the farm. The ever stricter environmental requirements hang around his neck like a millstone. When, to make matters worse, animal activist Erik, unaware of Ronald's situation, starts an ever stronger hate campaign against him, Ronald is desperate.