The Beach vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for The Beach). The Beach is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 25m. The Beach is the older of the two (2000 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Beach
The Handmaiden| The Beach | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Danny Boyle | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Paterson Joseph, Robert Carlyle, Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
The Beach
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
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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