Oldboy vs The Isle
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.9/10 for The Isle). The Isle is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h . The Isle is the older of the two (2000 against 2003). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
The Isle| Oldboy | The Isle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Kim Ki-duk |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Son Min-seok, Choe Min, Yoon Hee-won, Kim Yu-seok, Suh Jung |
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 Isle
Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is on the run from the police, and rescues him with a fish hook when he tries to commit suicide.
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