The Housemaid(2025)

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• The Housemaid is a 2025 American erotic psychological thriller directed by Paul Feig and written by Rebecca Sonnenshine. Based on the 2022 bestselling novel by Freida McFadden, the film stars Sydney Sweeney as Millie Calloway, a woman on parole for manslaughter who takes a live-in housekeeping position with the wealthy Winchester family. Amanda Seyfried plays Nina Winchester, the unstable and controlling mistress of the household, and Brandon Sklenar plays her husband, Andrew. The cast also includes Michele Morrone as the Italian groundskeeper Enzo, Elizabeth Perkins as Andrew's mother Evelyn, and Indiana Elle as the Winchester daughter Cece. The film was produced by Hidden Pictures with Sweeney and Seyfried serving as executive producers alongside author McFadden. The film premiered in New York City on December 2, 2025, and was released by Lionsgate on December 19, 2025. It grossed $401.7 million worldwide against a $35 million budget, making it a significant commercial success. A sequel adapting McFadden's follow-up novel, The Housemaid's Secret, is in development, with Feig and Sweeney set to return. Core themes include class, power, deception, female agency, and the secrets hidden inside wealthy households. The film is for general audiences and fans of psychological thriller fiction.