The Girl Next Door fingerprintBig heart, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Deeply romantic and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances
Standout score
Calm and low-key
The Girl Next Door is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply romantic and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, uplifting, and nostalgic. Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and situational comedy.
Growing up and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up and everyday modern life. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Matt never saw her coming... but all his friends had!
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The Girl Next Door is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 56%, and Metacritic 47). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, and strong language.
1 h 50 min
The Girl Next Door runs 1 h 50 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Girl Next Door higher (69) than critics (52). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $21 million to make and earned $32 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Switzerland, United States.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Girl Next Door in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 80 storytelling tropes for The Girl Next Door, including Spiky Hair, Chekhov's Skill, Dirty Kid.
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