The Handmaiden (2016)

#243 worldwide · charting in 40 countries

Movie · 145 min · D · drm, trl, rma

The Handmaiden poster

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 as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

  • 8.1 IMDb
  • 8.2 TMDB
  • 96% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 90 JustWatch

Where to watch The Handmaiden

Available on 24 platforms across 46 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 40 countries, best placed at #34 in Thailand.

Available languages

Audio: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish

Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, NB, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish

Chart history

The Handmaiden has spent 6 days in a top 3, 50 days in a top 10 and 530 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.

Cast

Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri, Lee Yong-nyeo, Kwak Eun-jin, Lee Dong-hwi, Jo Eun-hyung, Rina Takagi, Han Ha-na, Lee Kyu-jung, Kim See-eun, Ha Si-yeon, Kim Eun-yeong, Jeong Ha-dam, Yoo Min-chae

Crew

Park Chan-wook (writer), Park Chan-wook (director), Chung Seo-kyung (writer)

Awards

2 wins from 2 nominations.

  • CST Award of the Technical Artist — won
  • CST Award of the Technical Artist — won