

In the Tall Grass
Some places have a mind of their own.
After hearing a child screaming for help from the green depths of a vast field of tall grass, Becky, a pregnant woman, and Cal, her brother, park their car near a mysterious abandoned church and enter the field, discovering that they are not alone and, for some reason, they are unable to escape a completely inextricable vegetable labyrinth.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- maze
- pregnant woman
- father son relationship
- brother sister relationship
- grass field
- adaptation
- ominous
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Canada, United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Oct 2019
United StatesUS
- PremiereFantastic Fest20 Sept 2019
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Oct 2019
United KingdomGB
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Oct 2019
AustraliaAU
- Digital / OTTMA 15+Netflix4 Oct 2019
CanadaCA
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival27 Sept 2019
ArgentinaAR
- Digital / OTT+16Netflix4 Oct 2019
BelgiumBE
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Oct 2019
CzechiaCZ
- Digital / OTT18+4 Oct 2019
EcuadorEC
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Oct 2019
FinlandFI
- Digital / OTTNetflix4 Oct 2019
FranceFR
- Digital / OTT16Netflix4 Oct 2019
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT16Netflix4 Oct 2019
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In the Tall Grass was released on 20 September 2019.
Audience reviews
4- S4/10
Sheldon Nylander
10/8/2019
“In the Tall Grass” is a Netflix film based on a short story/novella written by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. A little disclosure that I have not read the original story, so I can’t attest as to how faithful this film is, so I’ll be looking at the movie on its own merits, as few as they may be. We start with two siblings, Cal and a pregnant Becky who are travelling through Kansas (a plus here is that we have …
- T4/10
The Movie Diorama
1/16/2020
In The Tall Grass is overgrown with flimsy dialogue and a premise that needed landscaping. Stephen King seems to have an endless amount of material to adapt. So much so, that his son is mimicking the footsteps of his father by also writing horror-related fiction. When the two generations joined together to write a novella on a mysterious field, it should’ve harked back to King’s legacy as the legendary writer he once…
- G5/10
Gimly
1/17/2020
Patrick Wilson is just all-out balls-to-the-wall hamming it crazy, and I am Here. For. That. I say that quite genuinely. But Stephen King adaptations have had quite the resurgence (in a good way) over the past couple of years, and _In the Tall Grass_ just really doesn't hit that bar we've been getting recently. In terms of quality, I mean. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a w…
- A6/10
Alunauwie
9/24/2025
In The Tall Grass, adapted from Stephen King and Joe Hill’s 2012 novel, delivers a tense and eerie experience with a simple yet complex plot set entirely within a mysterious grass field. While the film excels in atmosphere, acting, and cinematography, it struggles with logical consistency and leaves many questions unanswered about its characters and central mystery. Despite its narrative flaws, the film effectively e…
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