Forever vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.7/10 for Forever). Forever is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 25m. Forever is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Forever
The Handmaiden| Forever | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tatia Pilieva | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Luke Grimes, Shanola Hampton, Deborah Ann Woll, Ioan Gruffudd, Jake McLaughlin | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Forever
An investigative reporter finds the will to live again after discovering an enigmatic commune.
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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