Oldboy vs Torment
Oldboy has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Torment). Torment is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h . Torment is the older of the two (1994 against 2003). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oldboy
Torment| Oldboy | Torment | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Claude Chabrol |
| Main cast | Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Byeong-ok, Choi Min-sik, Ji Dae-han, Oh Dal-su | Jean-Pierre Cassel, Emmanuelle Béart, François Cluzet, Nathalie Cardone, André Wilms |
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.
Torment
Forced to work extremely hard to keep things afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head questioning his past choices. Convinced that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins to see every male guest as a potential threat. What follows is Paul's downward spiral into the madness of deranged jealousy where he finally discovers that hell is not a state of mind – hell is himself.