The Woman in the Yard

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The Woman in the Yard

PG-13

Released Mar 28

1h 28m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Danielle Deadwyler (Till, The Harder They Fall, The Piano Lesson) stars as Ramona, a woman crippled by grief after she survives a car accident that takes her husband (Russell Hornsby; BMF, Fences). Seriously injured, Ramona now must care for their 14-year-old son (Peyton Jackson; Respect, American Refugee) and 6-year-old-daughter (Estella Kahiha; Will Trent, BMF), alone in her rural farmhouse. Then one day the woman takes form in their yard. Ramona assumes the woman (Okwui Okpokwasili; The Exorcist: Believer, Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night's Dream) is lost or demented, but as the woman creeps nearer and nearer to the house, it becomes clear she is no ordinary figure and her intentions are anything but peaceful. Now Ramona must rally to protect herself and her children from the grasp of the woman who simply won't leave them alone.

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Critics Consensus

The Woman in the Yard has plenty of spooky promise in its premise and a committed performance from Danielle Deadwyler, but the story's heavy-handed metaphor leaves little room for scares or surprise.

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With striking imagery, The Woman in the Yard honorably tackles mental health issues but withers in delivering the horror it purports.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Can creep out an audience but is less deft with freak-me-out horror.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 15, 2025

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Simplicity is power, and the lean initial premise here is as potent as it gets... The inexorable, creeping chill of this uncanny game of What's the time, Mr Wolf? dissipates almost entirely, though, during a convoluted third act.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2025

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

Like a particularly concise, purposefully elliptical short story, The Woman in the Yard quickly milks this beguiling, WTF-is-going-on-here? scenario for all the dread it’s worth.

Apr 1, 2025

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

... merges his horror and thriller for a story that calls its shot well before its third act reveal, yet is no less compelling in the aftermath.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 26, 2025

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Zosha Millman

Polygon

Jaume Collet-Serra and writer Sam Stefanak don’t savor the promise of Woman in the Yard’s premise. Instead, they point toward an ending like a pool player calling a pocket. Which makes it all the more disappointing that the movie can’t even sink its shot.

Jun 18, 2025

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The Woman in the Yard attempts to be a psychological study of depression even as it remains beholden to the horror genre, but director Jaume Collet-Serra and scripter Sam Stefanek are never able to quite make the two approaches dovetail.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 9, 2025

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zarelebrown

It ended so crazy . The whole movie was stupid.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Morgan C

This movie was phenomenal in so many ways . The storyline, the symbolism, the acting !!!! A must see . I’ve seen it twice !!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Ben W

Better than expected. I actually enjoyed the mental illness angle and the struggle between being content and depressed. Obviously certain things are confusing and unclear, but the ambiguity lends itself to some interesting conversation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Sherita N

I really made you think but was not scary.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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Jen T

Disappointing it couldve been a great movie but fell flat

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/02/25

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Diamond

Good movie showing of mental illness

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Jaume Collet-Serra

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Ramona

Okwui Okpokwasili

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Peyton Jackson

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Estella Kahiha

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Synopsis

Danielle Deadwyler (Till, The Harder They Fall, The Piano Lesson) stars as Ramona, a woman crippled by grief after she survives a car accident that takes her husband (Russell Hornsby; BMF, Fences). Seriously injured, Ramona now must care for their 14-year-old son (Peyton Jackson; Respect, American Refugee) and 6-year-old-daughter (Estella Kahiha; Will Trent, BMF), alone in her rural farmhouse. Then one day the woman takes form in their yard. Ramona assumes the woman (Okwui Okpokwasili; The Exorcist: Believer, Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night's Dream) is lost or demented, but as the woman creeps nearer and nearer to the house, it becomes clear she is no ordinary figure and her intentions are anything but peaceful. Now Ramona must rally to protect herself and her children from the grasp of the woman who simply won't leave them alone.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer: Jason Blum, Stephanie Allain
Screenwriter: Sam Stefanak
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Homegrown Pictures, Blumhouse Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violent Content|Brief Strong Language|Bloody Images|Suicide-Related Content|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 15, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.4M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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