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Oldboy

2003Movie2 h 0 minR

MysteryThriller
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.3Letterboxd4.4/5Metacritic788.5
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.3Letterboxd4.4/5Metacritic788.5

Summary

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Loners Are Freaksin 416 titlesDae-su is understandably a traumatized, barely-social mess from 15 years of isolation.Wham Linein 6,103 titlesAfter being kidnapped and locked in the hotel room, Dae-su hears the television broadcast saying that his wife has been brutally murdered...All 193 tropes

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