The Perfect Neighbor
2025 · Movie · R · 97 min
★ 6.9(290)unSUB Rating
Police bodycam footage reveals how a long-running neighborhood dispute turned fatal in this documentary exploring fear, prejudice, and Stand Your Ground laws. The film uses on-scene recordings to show the escalation from repeated tensions to a deadly outcome.
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-10-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.8/10 (290 votes)
About
You’ll likely like The Perfect Neighbor if you’re drawn to hard-hitting true-crime documentaries that use bodycam footage to examine Stand Your Ground laws and neighborhood conflict; Not for you if you want a fully balanced, complete account or lighter true-crime stories like Girl in the Picture or Dirty Wars.
Pros: powerful bodycam footage; somber, gripping tone; legal issues spotlighted | Cons: may feel incomplete; tough grief portrayal; divided viewpoints
Themes
- florida
- homicide
- racist
- murder
- true crime
- yelling
- neighborhood
- woman director
- annoying
- neighbor feud
- escalation
- complaint
- +6 more
Cast & crew
- SL
Susan Lorincz
as Self (archive footage)
- AO
Ajike Owens
as Self (archive footage)
- PD
Pamela Dias
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Geeta Gandbhir