The Housemaid (2025)
Discover what lies behind closed doors.
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 18 December 2025 |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
| Director | Paul Feig |
| Starring | Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar |
| Runtime | 131 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 73% · Metacritic 65/100 · TMDB users 7.3/10 |
| Budget | $35 million |
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Where to watch The Housemaid in 25 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Andorra | Prime Video |
| Argentina | Prime Video $5199 ARS |
| Australia | Max $15.99 AUD |
| Austria | Max €11.99 |
| Belgium | NRK |
| Colombia | Prime Video $24900 COP |
| Denmark | Prime Video 69 kr DKK |
| Estonia | Max |
| Finland | Prime Video €6.99 |
| France | Canal+ €19.99 |
| Germany | Max €11.99 |
| India | Prime Video ₹299 |
| Italy | Prime Video €4.99, Skygo, Now TV |
| Latvia | Max |
| Lithuania | Max |
| Luxembourg | Max |
| Netherlands | Max €11.99 |
| Norway | Prime Video 79 kr NOK |
| Poland | Prime Video 25.99 zł |
| San Marino | Prime Video |
| Spain | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Sweden | Prime Video 69 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Canal+ |
| United Kingdom | Prime Video £8.99 GBP |
| Vatican City | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
Paul Feig directs a 131-minute mystery where a live-in maid realizes the Winchesters are not just rich, but deeply, actively dangerous. The hook is the house itself. It is a sealed environment where every polite smile masks a threat, and the audience knows the truth before the protagonist does. That creates a specific kind of tension. It is not about who did it, but about how long the lie can hold before the walls start bleeding.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes lists a 73% Tomatometer score as of January 2026. Metacritic sits at 65 out of 100, a figure it labels generally favorable. The consensus calls the film a sly throwback to lurid thrillers, praising Amanda Seyfried’s unnerving performance. William Bibbiani of TheWrap notes the twists are predictable, yet the movie becomes weirder than expected. Anzhe Zhang of Slant Magazine offered a dissenting view, arguing the central twist falls just short of deconstructing tradwife values.
How it did with audiences
The Housemaid cost $35 million and grossed $126.4 million in the United States and Canada. It added $274.1 million from other territories, bringing the worldwide total to $400.5 million. That is a tidy return, though perhaps not the blockbuster windfall the genre promises. On TMDB, users rate it 7.3 out of 10. Audiences seem to have found it worth the ticket price, even if the opening weekend started in third place.
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Sources
- The Housemaid on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q131630491 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Housemaid (2025 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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