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The Housemaid
2025 131 min United States of America R 18+
★7.2
Mystery, Thriller
Director: Paul Feig
🎭 Based on
«The Housemaid»
byFreida McFadden
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Description
Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.
Budget:
$35M
US Gross:
$126.43M
Worldwide:
$399.64M
Starring
Sydney Sweeney
Actor
Amanda Seyfried
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Brandon Sklenar
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Awards
1 win & 9 nominations total
Key opinion
The Housemaid is generally regarded as a polished but narratively conventional psychological thriller that relies heavily on genre tropes and predictable twists. While Amanda Seyfried's performance is widely praised for its range and intensity, opinions on the overall effectiveness of the screenplay and the film's attempt at social commentary are sharply divided.
| Acting | Amanda Seyfried delivers a compelling and standout performance, effectively anchoring the film's erratic character dynamics. | |
| Screenplay | The film leans on well-worn thriller tropes and contrived plot points, leading to a narrative that many find predictable or illogical. | |
| Theme | The film's attempts at feminist social commentary are criticized as superficial, heavy-handed, or contradictory to the narrative's actual events. | |
| Acting | Sydney Sweeney’s performance serves as a major point of disagreement; some reviewers find her portrayal nuanced and appropriate for the character, while others label it as flat or overly reliant on physicality. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing and structural balance are divisive; some find it a tense, engaging experience, while others perceive it as repetitive and overextended at over two hours. | |
| Ending | Views on the ending are split: some audiences find the final revelations satisfying and suspenseful, while others dismiss them as illogical, rushed, or overly simplistic. |