Oldboy

2013 film by Spike Lee
Movie film Q1529637
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Summary

Oldboy is a film[1]. Oldboy ranks in the top 0.94% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,568 views/month, #882 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oldboy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Oldboy was directed by Spike Lee[4].
  • Mark Protosevich wrote the screenplay for Oldboy[5].
  • Oldboy's composer is recorded as Michael Nyman[6].
  • Oldboy's genre is mystery film[7].
  • Oldboy's genre is crime film[8].
  • Oldboy's genre is drama film[9].
  • Oldboy's based on is recorded as Old Boy[10].
  • Oldboy's based on is recorded as Oldboy[11].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Josh Brolin[12].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Elizabeth Olsen[13].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Sharlto Copley[14].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Samuel L. Jackson[15].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was James Ransone[16].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Lance Reddick[17].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Max Casella[18].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Michael Imperioli[19].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Richard Portnow[20].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Taryn Terrell[21].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Elvis Nolasco[22].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Pom Klementieff[23].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Cinqué Lee[24].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Rami Malek[25].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Linda Emond[26].
  • A cast member of Oldboy was Hannah Ware[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Oldboy was produced by Roy Lee[28]. Oldboy was directed by Spike Lee[4]. Mark Protosevich wrote the screenplay for Oldboy[5]. Cast members include Josh Brolin[12], Elizabeth Olsen[13], Sharlto Copley[14], Samuel L. Jackson[15], James Ransone[16], and Lance Reddick[17].

Publication

Publication dates include November 11, 2013[29] and December 5, 2013[30]. The original language of Oldboy was English[31]. Genres include mystery film[7], crime film[8], and drama film[9]. Oldboy was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include incest[33] and solitude[34].

Reception

Reviews include 39%[35], 5.1/10[36], and 49/100[37].

Why It Matters

Oldboy ranks in the top 0.94% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,568 views/month, #882 of 94,065).[2] Oldboy has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Oldboy is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 24
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja',
    P14724 → 11360738
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 11360738, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302120671|Oldboy (#302120671)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (films)]] "
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1321511
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 1321511, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 110801
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 110801, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 8w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 18+
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Rars rating: 18+"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2013-11-11T00:00:00Z, +2013-12-05T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Mark Protosevich
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+104'}
    Rtc film rating → C
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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