The Handmaiden vs U Turn
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.6/10 for U Turn). U Turn is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 25m. U Turn is the older of the two (1997 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Handmaiden
U Turn| The Handmaiden | U Turn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Oliver Stone |
| Main cast | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo | Jon Voight, Claire Danes, Billy Bob Thornton, Powers Boothe, Joaquin Phoenix |
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…
U Turn
When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.
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