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The Housemaid

The Housemaid · The Housemaid Collection

2025 131 min R
Critic7.4
Thriller Mystery Drama
Starz Apple TV FindEdition
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Overview

Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family, only to discover that the luxurious household is built on manipulation, secrets, and escalating danger.
Story 7.2
Acting 8.1
Direction 7.5
Cinematography 7.7
Music 7.0
Pacing 7.3
Originality 6.8
Emotional Impact 7.2
Overall 7.4

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

7.4 /10

Twisted household

The film steadily transforms an apparently perfect home into a tense maze of manipulation and concealed motives.

Performances

Amanda Seyfried embraces the story's volatility, while Sydney Sweeney gives Millie a guarded but determined presence.

Pros

  • Strong lead performances
  • Entertaining twists
  • Glossy thriller direction

Cons

  • Some predictable developments
  • Overextended final act
Verdict A glossy, twist-heavy psychological thriller powered by committed lead performances.

AI Review

A troubled young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy family whose perfect home conceals manipulation, abuse, and dangerous secrets.

A glossy, twist-heavy psychological thriller powered by committed lead performances.

Recommended for fans of domestic psychological thrillers and twist-heavy book adaptations.

Awards

Hawaii Film Critics Society

Best Supporting Actress · Nominated

Saturn Awards

Best Thriller Film · Nominated

Timeline

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Development

Lionsgate developed the adaptation from Rebecca Sonnenshine's screenplay based on Freida McFadden's novel.

Principal photography

Filming took place in New Jersey under director Paul Feig.

Release

The film premiered in New York on December 2, 2025, and opened theatrically on December 19, 2025.

Hawaii Film Critics Society

Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Saturn Awards

Best Thriller Film Nominated

Production

Development

Lionsgate developed the adaptation from Rebecca Sonnenshine's screenplay based on Freida McFadden's novel.

Principal photography

Filming took place in New Jersey under director Paul Feig.

Release

The film premiered in New York on December 2, 2025, and opened theatrically on December 19, 2025.

Streaming

Starz Apple TV FindEdition

Cast

Sydney Sweeney Millie Calloway
Amanda Seyfried Nina Winchester
Brandon Sklenar Andrew Winchester
Michele Morrone Enzo
Elizabeth Perkins

Characters

Millie Calloway Sydney Sweeney
Nina Winchester Amanda Seyfried
Andrew Winchester Brandon Sklenar
Enzo Michele Morrone

Crew

Paul Feig Director
Theodore Shapiro Composer
John Schwartzman Cinematographer

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. The Housemaid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — Theodore Shapiro

Trivia

  • The film is based on Freida McFadden's bestselling 2022 novel.
  • Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried also served as executive producers.

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Franchise

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The first film in a planned series based on Freida McFadden's novels.

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