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Oldboy

2013 · 104 min

A grim, twisty revenge thriller that keeps you tense and uneasy, with brutal violence and a deeply unsettling payoff.

Tagline: Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free.
Overview: A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, obsession, betrayal, guilt
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
obsession
betrayal
guilt
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong