Ghost vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Ghost). Ghost is the shorter watch at 2h 6m compared with 2h 25m. Ghost is the older of the two (1990 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ghost
The Handmaiden| Ghost | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Jerry Zucker | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Tony Goldwyn, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, Stephen Root, Vincent Schiavelli | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Ghost
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
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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