Oldboy

4.6 Score

2013 • 1h 44min • R • Mystery, Action, Thriller, Drama

Oldboy

"Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free."

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

IMDb 5.8

RT 39%

MC 49

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Mark Protosevich

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Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Joe Doucett

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen

Marie Sebastian

Sharlto Copley

Sharlto Copley

Adrian Pryce

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Chaney

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Chucky

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff

Haeng-Bok

James Ransone

James Ransone

Dr. Tom Melby

Max Casella

Max Casella

James Prestley

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Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen Marie Sebastian

Sharlto Copley

Sharlto Copley Adrian Pryce

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson Chaney

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli Chucky

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff Haeng-Bok

James Ransone

James Ransone Dr. Tom Melby

Max Casella

Max Casella James Prestley

Linda Emond

Linda Emond Edwina Burke

Elvis Nolasco

Elvis Nolasco Cortez

Rami Malek

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Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick Daniel Newcombe

Hannah Ware

Hannah Ware Donna Hawthorne

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow Bernie Sharkey

Hannah Simone

Hannah Simone Stephanie Lee

Ciera Payton

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