Break Up vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5/10 for Break Up). Break Up is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 25m. Break Up is the older of the two (1998 against 2016). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Break Up
The Handmaiden| Break Up | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Marcus | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Kiefer Sutherland, Steven Weber, Hart Bochner, Robin Thomas, Leslie Stefanson | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Break Up
Housewife Jimmy Dade stays with her violent husband, Frankie, even after his abuse leads to the loss of her hearing. When his car is found with an unidentifiable dead body inside, police officers John Box and Andrew Ramsey suspect Jimmy has killed him. But, after discovering her bank account has been emptied, Jimmy fears that Frankie is still alive, and she goes on the run -- with the police in pursuit.
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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