Boxing Helena vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.1/10 for Boxing Helena). Boxing Helena is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 25m. Boxing Helena is the older of the two (1993 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boxing Helena
The Handmaiden| Boxing Helena | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jennifer Lynch | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Bill Paxton, Julian Sands, Kurtwood Smith, Sherilyn Fenn, Art Garfunkel | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Boxing Helena
A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.
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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