Fair Play vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for Fair Play). Fair Play is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2023). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Fair Play | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Chloe Domont | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Rich Sommer, Eddie Marsan, Patrick Fischler, Geraldine Somerville, Alden Ehrenreich | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Fair Play
An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.
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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