Oldboy vs The Net
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6/10 for The Net). The Net is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h . The Net is the older of the two (1995 against 2003). Both are action, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
The Net| Oldboy | The Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Irwin Winkler |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | L. Scott Caldwell, Sandra Bullock, Ray McKinnon, Juan Garcia, Jeremy Northam |
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 Net
Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence, in order to protect the project.