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The Handmaiden

2016

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Movie

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145 min

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Drama

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Thriller

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Romance

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LGBTQ+

Queue Score

94%

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, 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 ...

Community

19,188

❤️

LOVE

35%

👍

LIKE

59%

😐

MEH

4%

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DISLIKE

2%

94%

Queue Score

Top Reviews

eddie

eddie loved

The Handmaiden

i’ve watched it multiple times and let’s say it’s not for the plot (i’m joking) (kind of)

3y

Erica

Erica liked

The Handmaiden

I will never be able to listen to Jingle Bells the same again.

2y

fem film bro

fem film bro loved

The Handmaiden

- One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen
- Amazing lesbian and feminist rep
- Women ❤️
- Beautifully shot
- I typically have a hard time sitting through long films, but I was invested the whole time

3y

Recent Reviews

This is probably the craziest Korean movie I have ever watched, but it was good

teams lesbians baby! ❤️

16d

m

m loved

The Handmaiden

holy plot twists bro i was gagged I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. hands down one of the best films ive seen.

29d

Kareem

Kareem is "meh" on

The Handmaiden

Great overall plot with decent writing, but the concept of replaying the same scenes after every twist, just from another character’s perspective, for 80% of the movie wasn't the best approach.
I watched the extended cut so that might have contributed to the boredom too. 3/5

29d

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