Oldboy vs Speed
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Speed). Speed is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h . Speed is the older of the two (1994 against 2003). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
Speed| Oldboy | Speed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Jan de Bont |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Alan Ruck, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Keanu Reeves, Richard Lineback |
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.
Speed
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he's owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb…