What is the Metascore for The Handmaiden?

The Handmaiden has a Metascore of 84 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch The Handmaiden?

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Q: Is The Handmaiden worth watching?

The Handmaiden (2016) has a Celluloid Score of 88%, averaged across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. It comes recommended overall. Directed by Park Chan-wook.

Directed by Park Chan-wook · 2016

Quick Verdict

The Handmaiden (2016) has a 88% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

88%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

95% Critic Score

92% Audience

84 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.3

8.1 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 25m
Cast: Kim Min-hee , Kim Tae-ri , Ha Jung-woo

Is The Handmaiden worth watching?

Yes — The Handmaiden earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Park Chan-wook's erotic thriller is sumptuous, twisty, and brilliantly performed by its entire ensemble.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is The Handmaiden about?

A pickpocket posing as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress plots a con that becomes a labyrinth of desire, betrayal, and liberation.

Critic Reviews

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The Handmaiden (2016) Review: A Korean Classic

★★★★½ 4.5/5

Park Chan-wook's The Handmaiden (2016) endures as a defining romance landmark from South Korea, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.