Woman in the Yard, The

The Woman in the Yard

Credits
Title:	The Woman in the Yard
Directed by:	Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by:	Sam Stefanak
Produced by:	Jason Blum; Jennifer Scudder Trent; Jaume Collet-Serra; Gabrielle Ebron; Danielle Deadwyler; James Moran; Stephanie Allain; Jazmyn Tanski; Dwjuan F. Fox; Gamal J. Palmer; Haley Pigman; Jungyoon Kim
Music by:	Lorne Balfe
Cinematography:	Pawel Pogorzelski
Edited by:	Timothy Alverson; Krisztian Majdik
Production
Production:	Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions Ombra Films Homegrown Pictures
Distributors:	Universal Pictures
Released:	March 28th, 2025
Rating:	PG-13
Running time:	88 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Woman in the Yard is an American feature film of the trauma horror and black horror subgenres. It was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra with a screenplay written by Sam Stefanak. It was produced by Blumhouse Productions, Ombra Films & Homegrown Pictures. It was released theatrically in the United States through Universal Pictures on March 28th, 2025.

Plot[]

A recently widowed black woman named Ramona struggles with depression as well as taking care of her two kids, teenager Taylor and his younger sister Annie. In addition to falling behind on bills, resulting in the family's power being shut off, Ramona is also recovering from a massive leg injury sustained in the car accident that claimed her husband David's life.

While dealing with family tensions, Ramona notices a strange black-veiled woman sitting in a chair in the front yard of their home. Nervously approaching her, Ramona asks who she is, and what does she want. The woman replies in only the most minimal of cryptic words, causing unease amongst the house occupants, "Today's the day".

Going back into the house, Ramona deals with Taylor, who wants to drive to a neighbor's house to get some help, but Ramona won't allow it because he's too young to drive. Taylor then notices that their dog Charlie seems to be missing. Ramona goes outside, and sees that the woman and her chair are even closer to the house. She finds evidence of Charlie's leash & chain, but no dog... fearing that it may have died.

Going back into the house, the topic of conversation turns towards the accident. Taylor and Annie assumed that their father had been driving the car on the night of the fatal crash, but it was actually Ramona. Ramona begins hallucinating, experiencing bizarre visions of stabbing her daughter Annie to death, and strange dreams about David.

All the while, the woman in the yard seems to be haunting them, edging ever closer to the house, and using dark, shadowy magic to intensify the fear and tension that is growing inside. The woman targets the children, seemingly spiriting Annie away, much how she likely did with Charlie the dog.

The Woman is revealed to be a physical manifestation of Ramona's psyche and only appeared because Ramona was praying for her. When pressed what she prayed for she claims it was strength to carry on after David's death, when in reality she was praying for the strength to end her life because of her depression. The Woman intends to help her commit suicide, convincing Ramona that the children are better off without her. She shows them photographs from the future, showing her children as successful and happy adults.

After Ramona says goodbye to her kids, the Woman leads her into the barn, where she assists Ramona with placing a rifle beneath her chin. However, nothing happens and the woman disappears. Taylor and Annie come back, along with Charlie, who is still alive. Ramona has seemingly come to terms with her depression. They ask if the Woman will come back, and Ramona assures them that she will be ready. As they embrace, the camera pans into the house, revealing a painting Ramona had not finished that shows her and the Woman's faces together with Ramona's name spelled backward.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Ramona

Woman

Taylor

Annie

David

Notes & Trivia[]

The Woman in the Yard redirects to this page.
The tagline for this film is "Don't let her in".
There are five credited cast members in this film.
This movie was filmed in Bostwick, Georgia. Presumably, this also serves as the setting for the movie.
The Woman in the Yard was made available for digital rent or purchase on April 15th, 2025.
The Woman in the Yard was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 27th, 2025.
On the Internet Movie Database, The Woman in the Yard has a Starmeter score of 5.1 out of 10 based on more than 12,000 user ratings.
On Letterboxd, The Woman in the Yard has a weighted average review score of 2.3 out of 5 based on 65,846 user reviews.
On the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Woman in the Yard holds a Tomatometer score of 40% based on 72 posted critic reviews. It has 29 positive reviews and 43 negative reviews. The movie has a Popcornmeter score of 47% based on more than 1,000 verified user ratings, averaging 3.1 out of 5. There is a 7% variance between the Tomatometer score and the Popcornmeter.
Director Jaume Collet-Serra is also known for directing the 2005 remake of House of Wax as well as Orphan in 2009, and The Shallows in 2016.
Actor Russell Hornsby, who plays David in flashback scenes and dream sequences, is best known for playing Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC television series Grimm.
At no point does any character ever say "Get off my lawn!"

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