The Housemaid was the latest attempt at not only a screen adaptation of the first book in a series of novels by Fates McFadden but also the latest attempt in many this decade to bring back and have a good erotic thriller. With a capable director in Paul Feig (mostly) and a solid trio of actors especially a double blonde threat in the case of Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, along with Brandon Sklenar, I was mostly intrigued from the trailers. The honest concern was would this actually work: the simple answer is that it surprisingly does work and has sparked a new franchise for its leading girl.

In this video, Epictastic Joshua’s Joshua Drake Randall talks about “The Housemaid” and gives his thoughts on the film from hesitations/thoughts to the performances, direction, does it overall work and is it worth a shot. Here’s my full length review to find out.

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*TIMECODES*

0:00 - cold opening and intro

0:30 - welcome/cast and crew

0:57 - plot synopsis

1:07 - expectations and hesitations to first thoughts

3:34 - The Light (pros)

12:17 - The Dark (cons)

13:28 - overall thoughts and grade

14:52 - conclusion and outro

Sypnosis

Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sydney Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous -- a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

CAST & CREW

Directed by

Paul Feig

Screenplay by

Rebecca Sonnenshine

Based on

The Housemaid

by Freida McFadden

Produced by

Todd Lieberman

Laura Fischer

Paul Feig

Freida McFadden

Amanda Seyfried

Sydney Sweeney

Jennifer Booth

Connor DiGregorio

Will Greenfield

Carly Kleinbart

Christopher Woodrow

Alexander Young

Starring

Sydney Sweeney

Amanda Seyfried

Brandon Sklenar

Michele Morrone

Elizabeth Perkins

Indiana Elle

Hope Grant

Amanda Joy Erickson

Cinematography

John Schwartzman

Edited by

Brent White

Music by

Theodore Shapiro

Production companies

Hidden Pictures

Pretty Dangerous Pictures

Distributed by

Lionsgate

Rated: R for for strong/bloody violent content, sexual assault, sexual content, nudity and language.

Genre: Drama, thriller, dark comedy, erotic thriller, erotic psychological thriller

Release dates:

December 2, 2025 (Axa Equitable Center)

December 19, 2025 (United States)

Running time: 2 hours 11 minutes

Budget: $35 million

Box office: $397 million

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