The Housemaid
Summary
Millie Calloway, recently released from prison after serving a decade for accidentally killing a friend's attacker, takes a job as a housemaid for a wealthy family. She cleans their beautiful mansion, cares for their daughter, and tries to ignore increasingly disturbing behavior from her employer while uncovering dark secrets within the household.
At a Glance
💬LanguageSignificant
⚔️ViolenceExtreme
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholMild
📋Other ContentExtreme
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Language
💬 Does The Housemaid have profanity or strong language?
ProfanitySignificant
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityMild
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
| f-word | |
| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
| c-word | |
| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is The Housemaid violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreHeavy
Disturbing / FrighteningExtreme
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyHeavy
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in The Housemaid
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveMild
Kissing (Light / Peck)Mild
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in The Housemaid
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseMild
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in The Housemaid
Medical / Body ProcessesModerate
Heavy Emotional ThemesExtreme
Deception / LyingHeavy
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