Adrift vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Adrift). Adrift is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2018). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Adrift
The Handmaiden| Adrift | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Adventure, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Baltasar Kormákur | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Grace Palmer, Sam Claflin, Shailene Woodley, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Jeffrey Thomas | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Adrift
Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp couldn't anticipate that they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope of rescue, Tami must now find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.
The Handmaiden
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed…
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