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Movies like The Handmaiden

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The 3 reasons people love The Handmaiden

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  1. You like a con story told in three parts, each one changing what you saw.

  2. You like two women falling for each other in the middle of a con.

  3. You like Park Chan-wook's carefully framed shots of a 1930s mansion and its library.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • The Talented Mr. Ripley1999

    • Park Chan-wook's carefully framed shots of a 1930s mansion and its library

    Good for you if you like the sun, jazz clubs and coastlines of 1950s Italy.

  • Carol2015

    • two women falling for each other in the middle of a con
    • Park Chan-wook's carefully framed shots of a 1930s mansion and its library

    Good for you if you like a love story told in looks, gloves and long lunches.

  • Dark Desire2020

    • a con story told in three parts, each one changing what you saw
    • two women falling for each other in the middle of a con

    Good for you if you like a thriller where each episode turns someone you trusted into a suspect.

  • Elite2018

    • two women falling for each other in the middle of a con

    Good for you if you like messy love triangles.

  • The Skin I Live In2011

    • a con story told in three parts, each one changing what you saw
    • Park Chan-wook's carefully framed shots of a 1930s mansion and its library

    Good for you if you like a story whose truth arrives late and changes everything.

  • Gone Girl2014

    • a con story told in three parts, each one changing what you saw

    Good for you if you love it when the floor drops out from under you halfway.

  • Lupin2021

    • a con story told in three parts, each one changing what you saw

    Good for you if you like a heist where the trick is shown afterwards.

  • Blue Is the Warmest Color2013

    • two women falling for each other in the middle of a con

    Good for you if you like following a first love from the start to its end.

  • Parasite2019

    • a con story told in three parts, each one changing what you saw

    Good for you if you like a film that changes genre without warning.

  • Rosario Tijeras2010

    • two women falling for each other in the middle of a con

    Good for you if you like a love triangle that turns into obsession.

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