7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mystery, Thriller • 2025 • 131 min • Adults (18+)
The Housemaid (2025)
The Housemaid (2025)
Overview
Psychological thriller directed by Paul Feig, adapting Freida McFadden's 2022 novel. Sydney Sweeney plays Millie, a young woman escaping her past by becoming live-in housemaid for wealthy couple Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar), whose mansion harbors concealed threats.
Starring Cast
Sydney Sweeney • Amanda Seyfried • Brandon Sklenar
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Gender Swap: Yes
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
Psychological thriller directed by Paul Feig, adapting Freida McFadden's 2022 novel. Sydney Sweeney plays Millie, a young woman escaping her past by becoming live-in housemaid for wealthy couple Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar), whose mansion harbors concealed threats.
Starring Cast
Sydney Sweeney • Amanda Seyfried • Brandon Sklenar
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film addresses predation on the economically vulnerable within affluent households, championing the maid's empowerment as a response to class and gender inequities. This focus on critiquing privilege and uplifting the underdog aligns the narrative with progressive values.
Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium
Supporting roles feature Asian, Black, and possibly Latina actors alongside a predominantly white lead cast. The story depicts a white male antagonist exerting abusive control over female characters, who retaliate through calculated violence, underscoring themes of gender inequity and empowerment.
Secondary
Gender Swap: Yes
Confidence: Low
The 2025 film adaptation of Freida McFadden's novel alters the police investigator character from male to female, with the role shifting from a policeman whose daughter knew Andrew to Andrew's sister, a policewoman.
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Medium
The film depicts the wealthy Winchester family as a facade of perfection masking severe dysfunction, including marital strain, spousal abuse, and erratic parenting that endangers the child. This portrayal critiques the illusion of traditional family harmony, highlighting manipulation and hidden traumas instead.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its thriller narrative centers on abusive heterosexual family dynamics and female alliances against male control, without queer representation.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film features no transgender characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on psychological thriller elements involving abuse and revenge among straight-presented characters, with no exploration of trans identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
The film adapts Freida McFadden's 2022 novel, in which character races remain unspecified. Casting white actors in lead roles aligns with the source material's ambiguity, resulting in no race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
7.3
Critic Ratings
7.4
6.5
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