# Oldboy (2013)

> After two decades of solitary imprisonment, a driven advertising executive hunts the architect of his captivity through a brutal maze of revenge, conspiracy, and forbidden secrets.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Spike Lee
- Cast: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Pom Klementieff, James Ransone, Max Casella
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321511/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, visceral, late night thriller viewing, disturbing cinema marathon

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