Oldboy vs Shaolin
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Shaolin). Oldboy is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 11m. Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
Shaolin| Oldboy | Shaolin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Benny Chan Muk-Sing |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Jackie Chan, Xing Yu, Wu Jing, Michelle Bai, Fan Bingbing |
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.
Shaolin
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin…