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The Housemaid: A Dizzying Psychological Thriller
The Housemaid is a new movie based on a very popular book.
It's about a woman named Millie who gets a job as a housemaid in a rich family's mansion.
The family seems nice at first, but things quickly get crazy.
The lady of the house, Nina, starts acting really strange and mean.
Millie tries to figure out what's going on, but everyone in the house has secrets.
The movie is full of surprises and twists, making it hard to guess what will happen next.
It's like a mix of old-fashioned drama and modern horror, with lots of funny and scary moments.
The actors, especially Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney, do a great job playing their roles.
It's a movie that you might love or hate, but it's definitely entertaining if you like thrillers.
The Housemaid is a psychological thriller film based on Freida McFadden's bestselling novel, which has sold 3.5 million copies and been translated into 45 languages.
The movie features Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney in leading roles, with Seyfried playing the unhinged Nina Winchester and Sweeney playing the housemaid Millie Calloway.
Directed by Paul Feig, the film is described as a dizzying, twisty thriller that blends melodrama, horror, and humor, with a heightened operatic ride of changing dynamics among the main characters.
The story follows Millie as she takes a job as a live-in housemaid for the Winchester family, only to discover that Nina is mentally unstable and terrifying, leading to a series of shocking twists and turns.
The film is set to be released on December 19, 2025, by Lionsgate, with a running time of 2 hours and 11 minutes, and is rated R for its intense and disturbing content.
- Who
- Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Indiana Elle
- What
- A psychological thriller film adaptation of Freida McFadden's popular novel
- Where
- Not specified, but the story takes place in a high-end mansion
- When
- Release date is December 19, 2025
- Why
- To bring the popular novel to the screen, capitalizing on its market success
Key facts
- Title
- The Housemaid
- Distributor
- Lionsgate
- Release date
- December 19, 2025
- Director
- Paul Feig
- Screenwriter
- Rebecca Sonnenshine
- Cast
- Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Indiana Elle
- Rating
- R
- Running time
- 2 hr 11 mins
Quotes
Paul Feig
Director of The Housemaid
“It is a Nancy Meyers-type lavishly appointed world — if it turned terribly wrong.”
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