What to know

critics consensus

Jakob's Wife gives genre legend Barbara Crampton an opportunity to carry an old-school horror story -- and she bloody well delivers. Read critic reviews

Where to watch

Rate And Review

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Step 2 of 2

    How did you buy your ticket?

    Let's get your review verified.

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

    You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • How did you buy your ticket?

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

Jakob's Wife Videos

View All Videos (1)

Jakob's Wife Photos

View All Photos (19)

Movie Info

Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with "The Master," she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted.

Cast & Crew

Barbara Crampton
Anne Fedder
Larry Fessenden
Pastor Jakob Fedder
Bonnie Aarons
The Master
Nyisha Bell
Amelia Humphries
Mark Kelly
Bob Fedder
Sarah Lind
Carol Fedder
Robert Rusler
Tom Low
Jay DeVon Johnson
Sheriff Mike Hess
CM Punk
Deputy Colton
Phil Brooks
Travis Stevens
Director
Kathy Charles
Screenwriter
Mark Steensland
Screenwriter
Travis Stevens
Screenwriter
Barbara Crampton
Producer
Bob Portal
Producer
Travis Stevens
Producer
Inderpal Singh
Producer
Nina Kolokouri
Executive Producer
Rick Moore
Executive Producer
Show all Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews for Jakob's Wife

All Critics (38) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (6)

  • Travis Stevens is psychologically astute, until it gives itself over to turning subtext into extremely legible text.

    April 10, 2021 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Steven Scaife

    Slant Magazine

  • Its silliness often undermines its exploration of themes and clever gender-swapping. Moreover, it lacks a clear identity; there are two warring movies at play. Still, Crampton fully unleashed will be more than enough to please the midnight crowd.

    March 22, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

    Meagan Navarro

    Bloody Disgusting

  • Stevens mostly compensates for weaknesses in the dialogue by shifting among the film's wildly divergent tones, but this is Crampton's movie through and through.

    March 22, 2021 | Full Review…

    Katie Rife

    AV Club

  • In the end, Jakob's Wife doesn't deliver on the promise of the premise.

    March 20, 2021 | Full Review…

    Kristy Puchko

    RogerEbert.com

  • A thin, half-hearted reworking of the vampire mythos that can't quite decide if it's spoofy or serious, and doesn't have the smarts to be both.

    March 18, 2021 | Full Review…

    Jessica Kiang

    Variety

  • Jakob's Wife is a new installment into great vampire horror movies, a breakthrough film for the directing of Travis Stevens, and a spectacular highlight performance for Barbara Crampton.

    April 13, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

    Leo Brady

    AMovieGuy.com
View All Critic Reviews (38)

Audience Reviews for Jakob's Wife

There are no featured reviews for because the movie has not released yet ().

See Movies in Theaters

Jakob's Wife Quotes

There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.

Movie & TV guides