The Housemaid

The Housemaid

Do you have mine too?

Directed by Kim Ki-young

Produced by Kim Ki-young Production, Korean Literature Films

1960112 min7.1 / 10

A psychologically tense domestic thriller where an uninvited housemaid's obsessive infatuation poisons a fragile family from within, shot in stark black and white.

A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a housemaid to help with housework.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Housemaid end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is The Housemaid sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Housemaid scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Housemaid easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Housemaid violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Housemaid

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Housemaid

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Housemaid, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Housemaid, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Housemaid, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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