Vengeance - Watch Order: Original Trilogy

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2002 - 20053 Films6h 4m4.6 Average

This watch order focuses exclusively on Park Chan-wook's original Korean Vengeance Trilogy, widely regarded as one of cinema's finest thematic explorations of revenge. Each film stands as an independent masterpiece while contributing to a broader meditation on the cycles of violence and moral ambiguity that define human vengeance.

The trilogy showcases Park Chan-wook's distinctive visual style and psychological depth, with Oldboy serving as the internationally acclaimed centerpiece that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance poster

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

20022h 9m4.4
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona, Im Ji-eun, Han Bo-bae

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

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Oldboy poster

Oldboy

20032h5
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byeong-ok, Ji Dae-han

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

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Lady Vengeance poster

Lady Vengeance

20051h 55m4.5
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-young, Kim Si-hoo, Nam Il-woo

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

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