Oldboy

Based On the book by Garon Tsuchiya

Oldboy is a 2013 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Spike Lee, written by Mark Protosevich, and starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, and Sharlto Copley. It is a remake of the 2003 South Korean film of the same name, which itself is loosely based on the Japanese manga of the same name. It follows a man (Brolin) who searches for his captors after being mysteriously imprisoned for twenty years. Oldboy was released theatrically in the United States on November 27, 2013, by FilmDistrict.

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Release date:

November 11, 2013

Director:

Spike Lee

Cast:

Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, James Ransone

Genre:

Crime, Mystery, Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2013 in adaptations