Incendiary vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.4/10 for Incendiary). Incendiary is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 25m. Incendiary is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Incendiary
The Handmaiden| Incendiary | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sharon Maguire | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Matthew Macfadyen, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Stewart Wright, Nicholas Gleaves | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Incendiary
A woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match.
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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