Maya & Samar vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.3/10 for Maya & Samar). Maya & Samar is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maya & Samar
The Handmaiden| Maya & Samar | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anita Doron | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Agni Scott, Nicolette Pearse, Amanda Babaei Vieira, Harrison Browne, Brenna Coates | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Maya & Samar
Set in contemporary Athens, Maya and Samar tells the story of two young women from conflicting cultures whose brief yet torrid affair endangers the life of one, while propelling the other to instant online fame.
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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