The Handmaiden vs The Next Three Days
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for The Next Three Days). The Next Three Days is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 25m. The Next Three Days is the older of the two (2010 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Handmaiden | The Next Three Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Paul Haggis |
| Main cast | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo | Jonathan Tucker, Lennie James, Jason Beghe, Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson |
Synopsis
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…
The Next Three Days
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. Her husband John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.
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