The Blue Box vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for The Blue Box). The Blue Box is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Blue Box
The Handmaiden| The Blue Box | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | Martín Hodara | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Luisana Lopilato, Gustavo Bassani, Jean Pierre Noher, Pedro Merlo, Fabian Novell | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
The Blue Box
Pablo is a young, wealthy but solitary man traumatized by a fatal car accident. He meets Lara through a dating app tied to an exchange of the titular blue box. As their relationship grows, Lara draws Pablo out of his shell. But an anonymous warning alerts Pablo that Lara may not be all that she seems. What begins as an intimate connection gradually turns into a tense psychological game of cat and mouse, forcing Pablo to confront both his past…
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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