Oldboy

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Oldboy
R
Drama
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Release Date
November 21, 2003
Runtime
120 minutes
Director
Park Chan-wook

Cast

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    Choi Min-sik
    Oh Dae-su
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    Yoo Ji-tae
    Lee Woo-jin

WHERE TO WATCH

RENT

Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.

Writers
Park Chan-wook, Hwang Jo-yoon, Lim Joon-hyung
Writers
Park Chan-wook, Hwang Jo-yoon, Lim Joon-hyung

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