The Housemaid

The Housemaid

Her arrival awakes the wrath of spirits.

Directed by Derek Nguyen

Produced by CJ Entertainment, HK Film Corporation

2016105 min5.9 / 10

A gothic romance haunted by supernatural vengeance, where a vulnerable orphan's forbidden love awakens a vengeful ghost in a decaying colonial plantation.

When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife... who is out for blood.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Housemaid scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

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

  • Is The Housemaid violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does The Housemaid end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

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

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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

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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