Oldboy vs Stay
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Stay). Stay is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2005). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
Stay| Oldboy | Stay | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Marc Forster |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Jessica Hecht, Elizabeth Reaser, Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Janeane Garofalo |
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.
Stay
Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.