The Handmaiden vs Zoe
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Zoe). Zoe is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2018). Both are romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Handmaiden
Zoe| The Handmaiden | Zoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Drake Doremus |
| Main cast | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo | Theo James, Miranda Otto, Ewan McGregor, Rashida Jones, Matthew Gray Gubler |
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…
Zoe
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
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