Oldboy vs The Specialist
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.9/10 for The Specialist). The Specialist is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h . The Specialist is the older of the two (1994 against 2003). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
The Specialist| Oldboy | The Specialist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Luis Llosa |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Brittany Paige Bouck |
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 Specialist
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
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