The Girl Next Door fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
The Girl Next Door is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and scary.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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In this town, murder became the neighborhood game.
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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 Fandango at Home Free, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. 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 55/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 29). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 31 min
The Girl Next Door runs 1 h 31 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Girl Next Door higher (60) than critics (48). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+19GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Girl Next Door in 33 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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