The Handmaiden (2016)

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.

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance

What to watch after The Handmaiden

• Oldboy (2003) — Park Chan-wook directed both
• Masquerade (2012)
• The Chaser (2008)
• A Frozen Flower (2008) — Same feel: erotic, complex
• Broker (2022)
• The Beauty Inside (2015)