Crazy Old Lady

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Crazy Old Lady

2025

1h 35m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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On a stormy evening, Pedro receives a desperate call from his ex-girlfriend asking him to look after her senile mother, Alicia. What begins as a simple favor soon turns into a terrifying ordeal when Alicia refuses to let him leave. Trapped in the house, he's forced to play along with her sadistic games to survive the night.

Carlos Aguilar

RogerEbert.com

Feb 27

2.5/4

The film allows Maura to mutate from the vulnerability of a woman grappling with long-suppressed trauma to the deranged glee of someone enjoying causing their victim pain.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Feb 26

2/4

While director and screenwriter Martín Mauregui does work in elements of dark comedy and reflects on how the dark chapters in history leave a lasting bloody imprint, all the wickedness wears thin near the end even if Maura and Hendler keep us watching.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Feb 24

3/5

We’re here for the chance to appreciate Maura’s impeccable timing and charismatic screen presence. It’s not a deep work, but it’s relentlessly fun if you’re not squeamish

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Leandro Ariel Porcelli

Cinéfilo Serial

Mar 21

9/10

A brilliant Carmen Maura leads this intriguing psychological thriller that balances cliches with some nice tension and plenty of dark humour typical of both it's spanish and argentine origins. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Mar 9

Skillfully handled as it is, there’s also a certain claustrophobic theatricality to this single-setting, one-note exercise in mingled black comedy and sadism. Throwing themselves into strenuous roles, these performers nonetheless deserve better material.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

Feb 27

2.5/4

[T]he whole movie has a level of uneasiness that has nothing to do with the terrors this character inflicts.

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Vincent S

@Vin_E_At_The_Movies Mar 29

Carmen Maura gives a fantastic performance in this odd, "Misery" type horror movie. I love the beginning of the movie but felt that it fell apart concluding with a disappointing ending.

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B P

@Bradster69 Feb 27

‘Crazy Old Lady’ Is Harrowing Horror That’s Both Familial & Familiar

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Martín Mauregui

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Agustina Liendo

Laura

Daniel Hendler

Pedro

Carmen Maura

Alicia

Tamara Rocca

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Olivia Nuss

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Synopsis

On a stormy evening, Pedro receives a desperate call from his ex-girlfriend asking him to look after her senile mother, Alicia. What begins as a simple favor soon turns into a terrifying ordeal when Alicia refuses to let him leave. Trapped in the house, he's forced to play along with her sadistic games to survive the night.

Director: Martín Mauregui
Producer: J. A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Ramón Campos, Gabriela Carcova
Screenwriter: Martín Mauregui
Distributor: Shudder
Production Co: StudioCanal, Películas La Trini, Primo Content, Mr. Field and Friends, Bambú Producciones, La Unión de los Ríos
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 27, 2026
Runtime: 1h 35m