The Boy Next Door fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Boy Next Door is tense, fast-paced, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A Moment She Couldn't Resist. An Obsession He Can't Control.
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The Boy Next Door is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 34/100 (IMDb 4.7, Rotten Tomatoes 12%, and Metacritic 30). 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 Boy Next Door runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Boy Next Door higher (46) than critics (21). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $52 million worldwide, 13.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+95GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Boy Next Door in 109 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 56 storytelling tropes for The Boy Next Door, including Genre Shift, Asthma Peril, Freudian Excuse.
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