Oldboy(2003)
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone.
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Movie: Oldboy
Top 10 Billed Cast
Oh Dae-su
Lee Woo-jin
Mi-do
Mr. Han
No Joo-hwan
Park Cheol-woong
Hypnotist
Lee Soo-ah
Young Dae-su
Young Woo-jin
Video Trailer Oldboy
Video: Official 20th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer
Official 20th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer
Official UK Trailer
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Original Trailer [Subtitled]
Explaining the Ending of OLDBOY by Park Chan-wook
The New Canon: 'Oldboy'
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Official 20th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer - Trailer
Official UK Trailer - Trailer
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Original Trailer [Subtitled] - Trailer
Explaining the Ending of OLDBOY by Park Chan-wook - Featurette
The New Canon: 'Oldboy' - Featurette
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