The Adjustment Bureau vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for The Adjustment Bureau). The Adjustment Bureau is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 25m. The Adjustment Bureau is the older of the two (2011 against 2016). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Adjustment Bureau
The Handmaiden| The Adjustment Bureau | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | George Nolfi | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Emily Blunt, Michael Kelly, Anthony Mackie, Shane McRae, John Slattery | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
The Adjustment Bureau
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
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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