Oldboy vs Swimfan
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.2/10 for Swimfan). Swimfan is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h . Swimfan is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
Swimfan| Oldboy | Swimfan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | John Polson |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Nick Sandow, Jesse Bradford, Jason Ritter, Erika Christensen, Dan Hedaya |
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.
Swimfan
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-solid, promising future and romance are turned upside-down with the arrival of Madison Bell. Madison, the new girl in town, quickly sets her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough, the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more ... much more.