Sydney Sweeney’s New Movie Is Trouncing Christy on Rotten Tomatoes

Sydney Sweeney has another movie hitting theaters, and this one is already scoring better with critics than her last. If you were lukewarm on Christy, the early read on The Housemaid might be more your speed.

The snapshot

• The Housemaid: 79% on Rotten Tomatoes from 52 reviews so far, which puts it 13 points higher than Christy. Directed by Paul Feig, it opens in the U.S. on December 19, 2025. Based on Freida McFadden's hit novel, the cast includes Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, and Michelle Morrone.
• Christy: 66% on Rotten Tomatoes from 188 reviews. It premiered November 7, 2025, telling the story of American boxing icon Christy Martin. Sweeney drew a lot of praise for her performance, but the film overall didn’t quite land and it underperformed at the box office.

Early word on The Housemaid

This is a psychological thriller adaptation, and the early reviews from Rotten Tomatoes-verified outlets keep circling the same two points: Amanda Seyfried is a standout, and the movie plays whether you read the book or not. That last bit matters with these page-to-screen thrillers—sometimes they only work if you already know the twists. Sounds like this one doesn’t have that problem.

What happened with Christy

Christy didn’t match its awards-season ambitions at the box office, even though critics were largely into Sweeney’s take on Christy Martin. After the numbers came in, Sweeney addressed it directly on Instagram with a note that pretty much says the quiet part out loud about why these projects get made:

"thank you to everyone who saw, felt, and believed and will believe in this story for years to come. if christy gave even one woman the courage to take her first step toward safety, then we will have succeeded. so yes I'm proud. why? because we don't always just make art for numbers, we make it for impact. and christy has been the most impactful project of my life. thank you christy. i love you."

Bottom line

On paper, The Housemaid is off to the stronger start: higher Tomatometer, solid buzz for Seyfried, and the kind of thriller that doesn’t punish newcomers. We’ll see how it plays with audiences when it hits theaters December 19.