Rent Oldboy (2013)
3.0 of 5 from 176 ratings
1h 40min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Spike Lee's remake of the critically acclaimed Korean masterpiece, 'Oldboy' follows the story of Joe Doucette (Josh Brolin), a man who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement, for no apparent reason. When he is suddenly released without explanation, he begins an obsessive mission to find out who imprisoned him, only to discover that the real mystery is why he was set free.
- Actors:
- Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Michael Imperioli, Pom Klementieff, James Ransone, Max Casella, Linda Emond, Elvis Nolasco, Rami Malek, Lance Reddick, Hannah Ware, Richard Portnow, Hannah Simone, Ciera Payton, Cinqué Lee, Steven Hauck, Caitlin Dulany, Ilfenesh Hadera
- Directors:
- Spike Lee
- Producers:
- Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Spike Lee
- Writers:
- Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Spike Lee, Top 10 World Cinema Remakes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/04/2014
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making Of 'Oldboy'
- Transformation
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Reviews (1) of Oldboy
Dreadful! - Oldboy review by CP
The central character is so unlikeable I didn't care less what happened to him and Josh Brolin also does a poor job of potraying him. The dialogue is often awful and even the usually reliable Samuel L Jackson gives a lackluster performance of a stereotypical villian, although to be fair, he has a small part and not much to do. The guy who plays the main villian is just laughable. Never seen him before, and hope never to again. Also completely unbelievable that an overweight alcoholic can become so good a fighting just from watching tv! I know it's just a movie, but it's nonsensical. Elizabeth Olsen is the only one who an walk away from this with any credibility.. Don't waste your time. Appalling film.
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