
The Housemaid
Do you have mine too?
Directed by Kim Ki-young
Produced by Kim Ki-young Production, Korean Literature Films
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.
Clusters
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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.

























































