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Oldboy (2003)

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Oldboy (2003)

Overview

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


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

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


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's central themes of revenge, trauma, and the cycle of violence are explored through a deeply personal and psychological lens, offering a universal cautionary tale about human nature rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or systems.

This South Korean film features an entirely Korean cast, reflecting its cultural setting rather than engaging in explicit DEI-driven casting or race/gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on themes of revenge and human nature, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.

Secondary

Oldboy does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and the psychological torment of its protagonist, making the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements not applicable to the film's content.

Oldboy does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on themes of revenge, imprisonment, and psychological torment, without exploring aspects of gender identity or transition.

The film Oldboy does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. The primary combat sequences involve male characters.

The film "Oldboy" (2003) is an adaptation of a Japanese manga. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as their counterparts in the source material. No established characters from the manga were portrayed as a different gender in the movie.

The 2003 film "Oldboy" is an adaptation of a Japanese manga. While the characters' nationalities and ethnicities shift from Japanese in the source material to Korean in the film, this change falls within the same broader East Asian racial category, and thus does not meet the definition of a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.3
The Movie Database logo
8.2

Critic Ratings

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8.2
Metacritic logo
7.8

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