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.
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Oldboy

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Movie Info
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Director -
Spike Lee -
Producer -
Roy Lee , Doug Davison , Nathan Kahane -
Screenwriter -
Mark Protosevich -
Distributor -
FilmDistrict -
Production Co -
Vertigo , 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks -
Rating -
R (Language|Disturbing Images|Nudity|Some Graphic Sexuality|Strong Brutal Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 27, 2013, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 18, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.2M -
Runtime -
1h 43m