United Kingdom, Dec. 29 -- Amanda Seyfried sees strong similarities between herself and Sydney Sweeney.

The 40-year-old actress stars alongside Sydney in The Housemaid, their new mystery-thriller film, and Amanda admits that she actually has a lot in common with her co-star.

Speaking to the BBC, Amanda explained: "There's a similarity between us that is uncanny, and it's really fun to work with people [who] are doing life in a similar way, have similar ideals about the job and life."

Amanda plays a housewife who struggles with mental health issues in the movie, and she admits that it was a challenging role to take on.

Discussing her approach to the role, Amanda shared: "You have to play it as realistic as possible because it needs to ...