What movies are similar to The Housemaid?

Start with films such as Gone Girl, Memento, Lucky Number Slevin, The Number 23. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Housemaid memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked The Housemaid?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as The Housemaid?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after The Housemaid?

Try Gone Girl, Memento, Lucky Number Slevin—each shares DNA with The Housemaid while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is The Housemaid?

The Housemaid (2025) is best described as Mystery, Thriller. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is The Housemaid part of a franchise?

Yes—it's part of the "The Housemaid Collection" storyline. You can enjoy it standalone, but sequels and tie-ins build on characters and continuity established here.

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The Housemaid (2025) works because the Housemaid (2025) stuck because it commits to its mystery premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Paul Feig's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. The mystery and thriller blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like The Housemaid, we prioritized mystery, thriller films that share mystery, thriller, rewatchable without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The best follow-ups preserve the pressure, rhythm, and point of view before they worry about matching plot mechanics. That is why the list below separates close tonal cousins from looser genre neighbors. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the The Housemaid feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.Gone Girl (2014)
★ 7.9 · Mystery · Thriller · Drama · 2h 29m
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Character pressure in Gone Girl accumulates around With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight, echoing how The Housemaid tightened the screws with Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina. The.
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2.Memento (2000)
★ 8.2 · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 53m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: The Housemaid pays off through Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina, while Memento pushes resolution toward Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his.
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3.Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
★ 7.5 · Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1h 50m
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If Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina is what locked you into The Housemaid, Lucky Number Slevin hands you Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. as the next jolt.
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4.The Number 23 (2007)
★ 6.4 · Thriller · Mystery · Crime · 1h 37m
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The Housemaid and The Number 23 split at the plot: Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina on one side, Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as on the other.
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5.The Name of the Rose (1986)
★ 7.5 · Drama · Thriller · Mystery · 2h 10m
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The afterglow from The Name of the Rose is a tense, propulsive tone: different residue than The Housemaid, even when mystery, thriller, drama read familiar. Trace the fork to Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina versus 14th-century Franciscan monk William.
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6.A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3 · Crime · Drama · Mystery · 1h 54m
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mystery, thriller, crime surface in both films, yet A Walk Among the Tombstones keeps the temperature a dark, uncompromising tone, not a tonal echo of The Housemaid. Compare Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his against Trying to escape her past,.
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7.Rebecca (1940)
★ 7.9 · Mystery · Romance · Thriller · 2h 10m
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Rebecca is pitched a tense, propulsive tone, which is the first thing you feel beside The Housemaid. mystery, thriller, romance still braid the two films, but Rebecca leans on Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live where The Housemaid anchored itself.
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8.Watcher (2022)
★ 6.5 · Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 36m
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As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with is the sharpest reason to queue Watcher after The Housemaid: it refracts the same curiosity Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina stirred,.
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9.The 39 Steps (1935)
★ 7.3 · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 26m
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A 1935 frame changes how Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a lands next to The Housemaid (2025) and its Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina. mystery, thriller survive.
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10.Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4 · Mystery · Crime · Thriller · 1h 55m
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Surface texture differs—Mystery treatment of A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a beside Mystery treatment of Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina—while mystery, thriller, crime stay legible. Crooked House.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from The Housemaid: mystery, thriller, drama, crime, plus a tense through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how The Housemaid trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during The Housemaid—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to The Housemaid?: Start with films such as Gone Girl, Memento, Lucky Number Slevin, The Number 23. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Housemaid memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked The Housemaid?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as The Housemaid?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after The Housemaid?: Try Gone Girl, Memento, Lucky Number Slevin—each shares DNA with The Housemaid while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is The Housemaid?: The Housemaid (2025) is best described as Mystery, Thriller. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is The Housemaid part of a franchise?: Yes—it's part of the "The Housemaid Collection" storyline. You can enjoy it standalone, but sequels and tie-ins build on characters and continuity established here.

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1.Gone Girl (2014)

2.Memento (2000)

3.Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

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5.The Name of the Rose (1986)

6.A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

7.Rebecca (1940)

8.Watcher (2022)

9.The 39 Steps (1935)

10.Crooked House (2017)

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