Movie connections for
Oldboy (2003) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Boksuneun naui geot (2002)

Remade as

Old Boy (2012)

References

Un chien andalou (1929)
 -  There is a scene in which ants crawl out of Dae-su's skin.
King Kong (1933)
 -  Poster on the wall of character's room is that of the original "King Kong".
Persona (1966)
 -  Near the ending the picture is split in two halfs showing the faces of Oh Dae-su and Evergreen as one
Koroshi no rakuin (1967)
 -  Oh Dae-su orders sushi in exactly the same manner as the protagonist.
Obsession (1976)
 -  Man falls in love with his own daughter as result of conspiracy by his rival
Angel Heart (1987)
 -  Man falls in love with his own daughter as result of conspiracy by his rival
Being John Malkovich (1999)
 -  The location of the prison being on 7 1/2 floor of the building. Lester Corps in Being John Malkovich is also on 7 1/2 floor.
American Psycho (2000)
 -  The character Woo-jin Lee is based on Patrick Bateman in American Psycho with his style of clothing, hairstyle etc.
Koroshiya 1 (2001)
 -  Cutting off one's own tongue as a punishment
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
 -  Man imprisoned for no apparent reason seeks revenge once he is free. Besides, Woo-jin asks for Montecristo when he is in the chat with Mi-do.

Referenced in

Zinda (2006)
 -  An Indian remake of Oldboy
Yeui-eomneun geotdeul (2006)
 -  The protagonist practices martial arts on a human figure pasted on the wall like Oh Dae-su
Tokyo! (2008)
 -  Making a mark on his hand showing how much years he has been in his hand
Geu-nyeo-neun ye-bbeot-da (2008)
 -  A scene where a character throws a fit in a police station is an exact copy of when Oh Dae-su throws his drunken fit in a police station in Oldboy.

Features

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
 -  one of scene in Frankenstein showed in Oldboy
StarCraft (1998) (VG)
 -  In the pc room scene. Starcraft sounds are heard as well as counter-strike.
Half-Life: Counter-Strike (2000) (VG)
 -  In the long scene in the Internet Cafe you can hear people play the PC Game Counter Strike.

Featured in

Le cinéma passe à table (2005) (TV)
 -  Movie scene from this Movie can be seen here
"30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006)
 -  One of the movies shown.

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