Movies like The Handmaiden

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   Decision to Leave

   Same director

   2022 · 139 min · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

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   From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Lady Vengeance

   Same director

   2005 · 115 min · Drama · Thriller

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   Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   20th Century Girl

   Strong story similarity

   2022 · 119 min · Drama · Romance

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   In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • similar audience response

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   Hot Young Bloods

   Strong story similarity

   2014 · 121 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   A comedy romance movie about the last generation of youths and their passionate romance based in Hongseong, Chungcheong Namdo in the 1980s.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   White Night

   Same studio

   2009 · 135 min · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

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   A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: CJ Entertainment

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   Empire of Lust

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 113 min · Drama · History · Romance

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   In the turbulent Joseon dynasty, army commander Min-jae watches ambitious Prince Yi Bang-won while becoming entwined with Ga-hee, a vengeful gisaeng. Fate collides as power shifts.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Good, the Bad, the Weird

   Strong story similarity

   2008 · 130 min · Action · Adventure · Comedy · Western

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   The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: CJ Entertainment

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   Untold Scandal

   Strong story similarity

   2003 · 124 min · Drama · Romance

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   In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: CJ Entertainment

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   The Merciless

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 120 min · Action · Crime · Mystery

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   Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in prison. When they try to take over the organization after their release, their ulterior motives start to emerge.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: CJ Entertainment

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    Miss & Mrs. Cops

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 107 min · Action · Comedy · Crime

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    Once a legendary detective and a new mom, Mi-young, now works a desk job. But when overenthusiastic newbie Ji-hye is assigned to Mi-young's civil complaints team, the two female cops get caught up in a serious criminal case that triggers an action-filled comedic investigation.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
    • shared production studio: CJ Entertainment

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