The Housemaid

The Housemaid (2025)★ 6.9/10

R · US · 131 min · December 18, 2025

  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

Directed by: Paul Feig

Written by: Rebecca Sonnenshine, Freida McFadden

Millie a struggling young woman becomes live-in maid for a wealthy couple Nina and Andrew. She enters a mansion of secrets, manipulation, and escalating psychological games that pull her into a dangerous relationship dynamic.

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UUser-1503156152April 19, 2026
amaIng
RRotem MoskovichFebruary 11, 2026
1
AAlex SoutheyFebruary 5, 2026
Unhinged (compliment).

Narration was bad, but it does give the movie more of a novel feel, which helps considering it's an adaptation. Just not sure Sweeney's narration performance got there.

Fun to see Seyfried unhinged in a popcorn horror-thriller like this, and then see her do something like Ann Lee.
MMovieQuerJanuary 19, 2026
best movie ever
LLucas.January 8, 2026
Not steamy enough, too predictable, and all around difficult to watch.
SStevenCsMoviesDecember 23, 2025
What do you get when you have 3 gorgeous people living in an extremely posh house? You get THE HOUSEMAID, based on the very popular 2022 book written by Freida McFadden. This is directed by Paul Feig, who has made some of my favourite female-led comedies, such as THE HEAT, SPY, and BRIDESMAIDS. He takes a different approach with this one, which is an erotic thriller. Millie (Sydney Sweeney), desperate for a job, gets one as a live-in maid for Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). No, not the supernatural Winchesters. These Winchesters are very rich and fancy. All is not what it seems though, as is often the case. I had such a fun time watching this unfold. The first half slowly sets things up while the second half has a payoff that is extremely satisfying. It’s best to go in blind for this one. This movie knows exactly what it is and doesn’t hold back. It also really knows what audiences want from this experience. It’s a true guilty pleasure. It’s the equivalent of sneaking to the fridge at night and diving into a tub of ice cream. You know it might not be good for you, but damn it you deserve it. It’s a satire on class. While Sweeney is the main actress of the movie, Seyfried steals the show. She is delightfully unnerving in this. There’s great chemistry between the 3 of them. There are a couple side characters that are underutilized, one of them played by Elizabeth Perkins. Whatever you think of Sweeney as a person, she finally picked a good one here. Despite the pointed dialogue and it being a little too long, I had a great time with THE HOUSEMAID. Bring your girlfriends to this one, and remember, actions have consequences.
/// JOHANA YAMILE AGUILAR ACOSTAAugust 3, 2026
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FFer_TamJune 16, 2026
No puedo compararlo con su material original; la verdad espero el libro sea mucho mejor que su adaptación. Iba a mitad de la película y sabía como terminaría gracias al sentido común de este tipo de historias.
LLee RosalJune 1, 2026
Amanda Seyfried fica ótima em papéis assim, agora, eu não sei se tenho algo a comentar a respeito da Sweeney.
SSophia SaffaMay 26, 2026
Contains spoilers
Como uma boa leitora das obras da Freida McFadden, procurei ler o livro da Empregada antes de ver o filme. Assim como no livro, sinto que a história é muito óbvia, você sabe o que vai acontecer antes mesmo de chegar no fim. A imagem de "esposa louca e marido bonzinho" não me desceram em nenhum momento, e considerando o gênero da história, era muito claro que algo de errado existia naquele homem. Em comparação com o livro, senti que a história passou muito rápido até chegar o momento em que o Andrew revela sua verdadeira personalidade. No livro é tudo muito detalhado, e perder esses detalhes é como se estivesse tirando um pedaço rico da história que ajuda minimamente a criar um clima tenso. O final também é diferente do livro, e não que isso seja ruim, mas em comparação com a história original com certeza é menos violento e tira um pouco o tom da "psicopatia" da Millie.
LLīzxsh3tMay 24, 2026
Me pareció una muy buena película, donde todo era muy misterioso o sea no te esperas que sucederá luego la interpretación de la protagonista o sea la actriz tuvo un papel ya que es muy juzgada ya que según los críticos solo es una rubia tonta que solo sirve por su físico. Pero la película, muestra muy bien el abuso de una manera realista.
DDany001March 9, 2026
Es una buena película para ver si te gusta la intriga.

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