The Handmaiden vs Z for Zachariah
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.7/10 for Z for Zachariah). Z for Zachariah is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 25m. Z for Zachariah is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Handmaiden
Z for Zachariah| The Handmaiden | Z for Zachariah | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Craig Zobel |
| Main cast | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo | Chris Pine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie |
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…
Z for Zachariah
In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to…
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