Oldboy vs The Escapist
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for The Escapist). The Escapist is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h . Oldboy is the older of the two (2003 against 2008). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
The Escapist| Oldboy | The Escapist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Rupert Wyatt |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Liam Cunningham, Steven Mackintosh, Brian Cox, Dominic Cooper, Ned Dennehy |
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.
The Escapist
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.
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