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The Housemaid (2025)

The Housemaid poster
Directed by
Paul Feig
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 11m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 2,625 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman with a troubled past takes a job as a live-in maid for a wealthy family. She soon discovers that the household hides dark secrets.

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What happens

The Housemaid is a 2025 American erotic psychological thriller film directed by Paul Feig and written by Rebecca Sonnenshine. It is based on the 2022 novel by Freida McFadden, and stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. In the film, Millie Calloway, a young woman with a troubled past, becomes the live-in maid for a wealthy family whose household hides dark secrets. The Housemaid premiered at the Axa Equitable Center in New York City on December 2, 2025, and was released in the United States by Lionsgate on December 19. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $400.5 million on a budget of $35 million. A sequel is in development, with Feig and Sweeney set to return and scheduled for release on December 17, 2027. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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