A Normal Woman

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A Normal Woman

2025

1h 50m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When MILLA (36 years old), a socialite and meek housewife, believes she has contracted a mysterious illness with no cure, she starts to spiral into madness. She is betrayed not just by the mutiny in her body, but also by the disbelief and rejection from her own family. Only when she starts sabotaging the mythical perfection of her rosy life, can she finally transform into a healed, new, if impure self.

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Andrea Beach

Common Sense Media

This dark, psychological drama manages to build and maintain a lot of tension and suspense even while its pace is pretty slow.

Aug 4, 2025

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Radhika Menon

Decider

A Normal Woman doesn’t fully land the plane on its social commentary.

Aug 1, 2025

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Ruchika Bhat

Digital Mafia Talkies

There are notes of horror sprinkled through this movie, and that is specifically in the way that it embodies so well the dominant trend in new-gen horror today—body horror.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 28, 2025

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

A Normal Woman knows what story it’s telling and precisely how to tell it for maximum mystery and effect, with the only misstep being perhaps too much of a slow-burn approach where interest can waver around a saggy second act.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 24, 2025

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

A Normal Woman, on Netflix, is a riveting watch that showcases the internal turmoil of losing yourself among others extremely well.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 24, 2025

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

It is a little too long and slow-paced for me, but still worth watching. Also, it does get very dark and has moments that will make you want to both itch and long for her to stop scratching her skin.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 24, 2025

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BRizz 2

A Normal Woman (2025) is marketed as a horror film, but it delivers neither fear nor tension. Released on Netflix as a foreign-language title, the film quickly derails thanks to a number of frustrating missteps—starting with the atrocious dubbing. The voiceover work is so poor it completely breaks any immersion and makes it difficult to take the story seriously. What was meant to be a chilling experience instead feels like an unfocused, chaotic mess. The direction is erratic, the pacing is off, and the narrative never seems to find its footing. Rather than suspense or atmosphere, the film offers confusion—and not in a thought-provoking way. It’s all buildup with no payoff. The only glimmer of credibility comes from the father character, who shows some genuine emotion and presence on screen. However, even his performance is undercut by bizarre writing choices—such as standing idly while his wife vomits blood, in what should’ve been a high-stakes moment. It’s emblematic of the film’s overall failure to build believable characters or evoke any real emotion. Ultimately, A Normal Woman feels like a complete waste of time. Unless you’re absolutely desperate for something to watch, skip this one. There are far better horror films out there—this one simply doesn’t deliver.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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Priscilla N

What a dreadful movie , waste of time .. how was this movie even approved by Netflix?? .. petition to remove it so other people won’t experience this insufferable nonsense!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Czai R

Waste of screen time. I skipped and skipped to the ending bec most of the scenes were so insufferable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Audience Member

Trash! what a waste of time!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Ezechiel M

Extremely bad movie, boring, convoluted story with a disappointing revelation that happens when too soon. The whole plot is revealed an hour in, but for some reason they decided to waste an extra hour of the viewer's time. As always with Netflix, the English dubbing is abysmal too.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Rebecca S

I’m not sure this was suppose to be a dark comedy or if the director and I both missed the plot. A very weird tale of envious friends and a toxic mother in law. However it effectively shows society’s shallow view on women.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Synopsis

When MILLA (36 years old), a socialite and meek housewife, believes she has contracted a mysterious illness with no cure, she starts to spiral into madness. She is betrayed not just by the mutiny in her body, but also by the disbelief and rejection from her own family. Only when she starts sabotaging the mythical perfection of her rosy life, can she finally transform into a healed, new, if impure self.

Director: Lucky Kuswandi
Producer: Kevin Ryan Himawan
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Indonesian
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2025
Runtime: 1h 50m

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