Slow West vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Slow West). Slow West is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 25m. Slow West is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Slow West
The Handmaiden| Slow West | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Maclean | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Ben Mendelsohn, Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alex Macqueen, Rory McCann | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Slow West
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
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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