Rent The Girl Next Door (2007)
3.3 of 5 from 83 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
The Girl Next Door-unfolds in a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958. 12-year old David Moran discovers that his next-door neighbours, the Chandlers, have adopted two girls; Megan and her younger sister Susan, recently orphaned in a terrible car crash, leaving them in the care of their mentally unstable aunt Ruth. David befriends the older of the two girls, and all seems well at first. However, he begins to notice that the girls' presence seems to provoke inexplicable jealousy and resentment from their aunt. Ruth's hostility towards the two girls soon escalates from verbal insults to physical abuse, involving her three young sons, the neighbourhood children, and 12-year-old David whose life will be changed forever. - Actors:
- William Atherton, Blythe Auffarth, Blanche Baker, Kevin Chamberlin, Dean Faulkenberry, Gabrielle Howarth, Benjamin Ross Kaplan, Spenser Leigh, Daniel Manche, Mark Margolis, Graham Patrick Martin, Michael Nardella, Greg Northrop, Grant Show, Santo Silvestro, Catherine Mary Stewart, Madeline Taylor, Andrew van den Houten, Austin Williams, Michael Zegen
- Directors:
- Gregory Wilson
- Writers:
- Daniel Farrands, Philip Nutman
- Studio:
- High Fliers
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Halloween Films, Holidays Film Collection
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Reviews (2) of The Girl Next Door
Difficult to watch ... - The Girl Next Door review by NP
Based on true events is always a tagline that makes me suspicious. In this case, it makes me nauseous, because I couldn't sleep after watching this, and I've been enjoying horror films for many years.
The most horrific aspect of this story is that there are no monsters (in the traditional sense), no special effects and there is hardly any gore. The miscreant here is a mentally unhinged Aunt called Ruth, and the gang of 'normal' children who are either related to her or simply call round for a beer and the spectacle of degrading, humiliating and relentlessly torturing Ruth's two young nieces. The nieces, 16-year-old Meg and 10-year-old Susan (who is suffering from polio) suffer unspeakable, ritualistic psychological and physical abuse.
The one glimmer of hope comes in the form of neighbour David, who befriended Ruth when she first came to stay.
Halfway through this film, I questioned what the hell I was watching, but I felt I had to continue in the hope of a happy ending. The eventual despatch of the unstable Aunt wasn't satisfying. Her exit was nothing compared to the horrors she inflicted on others. What is particularly repellent is that the regime of torture was presented as some kind of game for the local kids, who came to see Meg as a vessel for their own violent and emerging sexual outlets, and even David doesn't manage to summon up the courage to act until it is far, far too late.
This is a stunningly acted film, well directed and with a minimalist score that enhances the degradation and horror inflicted upon the two young girls. I could appreciate that. I could also appreciate the braveness of a film that actually moves and affects the viewer, especially at a time when horror has become so formulaic. But did I enjoy watching it? In all honesty, I hope nobody could.
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Horrible - The Girl Next Door review by SH
This film is horrible please don't watch it, that poor girl :( . This film is not entertaining....horrible just horrible!
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