Raabta vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.8/10 for Raabta). The Handmaiden is the shorter watch at 2h 25m compared with 2h 27m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2017). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Raabta | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 27m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dinesh Vijan | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Deepika Padukone, Rajkummar Rao, Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Raabta
An inseparable couple Saira and Shiva find themselves in a complicated situation when a stranger claims to be her reincarnated lover from their previous lifetime, hellbent on destroying their relationship and winning her back.
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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