Oldboy vs Pongala
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 3/10 for Pongala). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 38m. Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
Pongala| Oldboy | Pongala | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 3.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | A B Binil |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Roshan Basheer, Alencier Ley Lopez, Sreenath Bhasi, Baburaj, Bibin George |
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.
Pongala
After being released from prison for a murder he did not commit, a man quickly learns that crime and injustice are still rife in his hometown.