[4] Anne, married to a small-town Minister, feels her life has been shrinking over the past 30 years.

It was released in theaters, on demand, and digitally in the United States by RLJE Films and Shudder on April 16, 2021.

The site's critic consensus reads: "Jakob's Wife gives genre legend Barbara Crampton an opportunity to carry an old-school horror story—and she bloody well delivers.

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

"[10] The Los Angeles Times praised the performances of the leads while calling the themes "a bit simplistic.