The Handmaiden
Taste attributes: dramaromancethrillerhistoricalgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
""My saviour who came to ruin my life. My Tamako, my Sookee.""
Boxlist takeOriginal and emotional: a heavy thriller, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.3 /10
TMDB · 2,422 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
Nothing pulls hard against this profile.
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Synopsis
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a young woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle, but she's involved in something greater that will soon be revealed.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Moho Film
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
