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      Oldboy

      2013, Mystery & thriller/Drama, 1h 43m

      152 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      Suitably grim and bloody yet disappointingly safe and shallow, Spike Lee's Oldboy remake neither surpasses the original nor adds anything new to its impressive legacy. Read critic reviews

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      Although his life is already in a downward spiral, things get much worse for advertising executive Joe Doucett (Josh Brolin) ; while drunk one night, Joe is kidnapped and thrown into solitary confinement in a bizarre, hotellike room. For the next 20 years, Joe suffers unimaginable torment, but the motive and identity of his captor remain unknown. When he is inexplicably set free, Joe emerges with one goal: to find the person who stole two decades of his life.

      • Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Nudity|Some Graphic Sexuality|Strong Brutal Violence)

      • Genre: Mystery & thriller, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Spike Lee

      • Producer: Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Nathan Kahane

      • Writer: Mark Protosevich

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: FilmDistrict

      • Production Co: Vertigo, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

      Cast & Crew

      Josh Brolin
      Elizabeth Olsen
      Sharlto Copley
      Linda Emond
      James Ransone
      Max Casella
      Lance Reddick
      Hannah Ware
      Richard Portnow
      Hannah Simone
      Spike Lee
      Roy Lee
      Joseph Drake
      John Powers Middleton
      Peter Schlessel
      Sean Bobbitt
      Sharon Seymour
      Roque Baños
      Ruth E. Carter
      Peter Borck
      Maggie Martin

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      • Dec 19, 2017
        The remake of the Korean mind fuck does not shy away from most of the unpleasant aspects of the original, but it's a leaner, less detailed version, which makes it somewhat easier to stomach. The result is sometimes unintentionally funny, sometimes brutal, but the mystery is engaging and the movie entertaining enough. In other words: if you know the original, you won't need this. If you don't, this might very well blow your mind.
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      • Oct 23, 2016
        Watched half. It's crap. Watch the original Korean version instead.
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      • May 19, 2015
        Josh Brolin is an extremely bad choice for the role of the protagonist. Besides, the execution is too weak, and is bound to disappoint regardless of having already watched the original or not.
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      • Nov 01, 2014
        Perhaps those are problems created by the heavy editing of Lee's cut, but this unnecessary and watered-down remake not only doesn't add anything new to the exceptional Korean film but is also full of plot holes and makes its jaw-dropping twist in the end seem only ludicrous.
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