Safe Haven vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Safe Haven). Safe Haven is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 25m. Safe Haven is the older of the two (2013 against 2016). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Safe Haven
The Handmaiden| Safe Haven | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lasse Hallström | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Josh Duhamel, Juan Piedrahita, David Lyons, Cobie Smulders, Mike Pniewski | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Safe Haven
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
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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