''Jakob's Wife'' is a 2021 American

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film directed and produced by Travis Stevens from a screenplay by Stevens, Kathy Charles, and Mark Steensland. The film stars

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, and

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. The film had its world premiere at

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on March 17, 2021; it was released in theaters, on demand, and digitally in the United States by

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and Shudder on April 16, 2021.

Plot

Anne, married to a small-town Minister, feels her life has been shrinking over the past 30 years. Encountering "The Master" brings her a new sense of power and an appetite to live bolder. However, the change comes with a heavy body count.

Cast

as Anne Fedder *

as Pastor Jakob Fedder *

as The Master * Nyisha Bell as Amelia Humphries *

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as Carol Fedder * Mark Kelly as Bob Fedder *

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as Tom Low * Jay DeVon Johnson as Sheriff Mike Hess *

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as Deputy Colton * Omar Salazar as Oscar * Ned Yousef as Naveed Al Amin * Giovannie Cruz as Mariana Al Amin * Armani Desirae as Little Girl * Monica L. Henry as Dr. Meda * Skeeta Jenkins as Butcher * Kathe Newcomb as Mattie * Morgan Peter Brown * Angelie Denizard as Eli

Release

The film had its world premiere at

on March 17, 2021, with

and Shudder acquiring the US distribution rights the month before. It was released in theaters, on demand, and digitally in the United States by RLJE Films and Shudder on April 16, 2021.

Reception

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reported that 86% of 70 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critic consensus reads: "''Jakob's Wife'' gives genre legend Barbara Crampton an opportunity to carry an old-school horror storyand she bloody well delivers."

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assigned the film a weighted average score of 59 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ''

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'' gave the film 3/5 stars and said "as a comic, genre-inflected study of middle-aged female rage, it’s a gas." ''

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'' praised the performances of the leads while calling the themes "a bit simplistic." ''

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'' gave the film 6.5 out of 10 and called it "a showcase for its legendary leads." ''

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'' negatively reviewed the film calling it "a fairly bland journey-of-self-fulfillment" and " iron-deficient."

References

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