Lonely Hearts vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6/10 for Lonely Hearts). Lonely Hearts is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 25m. Lonely Hearts is the older of the two (2006 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lonely Hearts
The Handmaiden| Lonely Hearts | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Todd Robinson | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Scott Caan, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jared Leto, John Travolta, Alice Krige | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Lonely Hearts
In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.
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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