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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John Serba

Decider

Push through its un-understated symbolism and the prevailing sense that Deadwyler is too good for this material, and you may appreciate The Woman in the Yard for the concise, well-made supernatural thriller it is.

Apr 21, 2025

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Aglaia Berlutti

El nacional

Jaume Collet-Serra turns a typical horror story into an allegory about evil and amoral suffering. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: B

Apr 17, 2025

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Jaume Collet-Serra's horror comeback is an ambitious but half-baked psychological horror.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 15, 2025

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patricia l

Good movie but I still don’t understand what I watched lol but it was ok 👌🏾

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Daniel F

Good movie, a bit slow, good plot. Needed more info

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Brandi B

Really hard to follow plot

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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George

Concept was cool, execution was not

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Nicole Z

Its not great, but its not bad. Filming-wise, its well-done. My problem was that it was predictable. I knew who the woman in black was the minute I saw her. So, I felt the urge to get on my phone while in the theatre because the movie did not hold my attention. The acting is not bad. Id cast those kids in other movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Shay

Movie was very short and boring could have been more to the story line it just didnt make any sense at all!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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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): $21.9M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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