The Girl Next Door
2007 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.7 · 48% critics
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two orphaned sisters are taken in by a troubled aunt. As her warped ideas of discipline take hold, cruelty spreads through the household and the surrounding neighborhood, leaving one boy’s life changed forever.
Based on The Girl Next Door
Also known as Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-07-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (786 votes)
About
You’ll likely like this if you want a grounded, extremely unsettling true-story horror that tests your limits; Not for you if you’re looking for a feel-good experience or easy-to-watch thrills like The Last House on the Left or Martyrs.
Pros: intense, disturbing story; strong performances; gripping but hard to watch | Cons: extremely upsetting; not enjoyable; some viewers note unclear choices
Themes
- rape
- suffering
- pain
- victim
- controversy
- sister
- aunt
- helplessness
- torture
- sadist
- cruelty
- humiliation
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Blythe Auffarth
as Meg Loughlin
Daniel Manche
as David Moran
Michael Zegen
as Eddie
Catherine Mary Stewart
as Mrs. Moran
Grant Show
as Mr. Moran
Graham Patrick Martin
as Willie Chandler Jr.
William Atherton
as Adult David Moran
Blanche Baker
as Ruth Chandler
Mark Margolis
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
- BK
Benjamin Ross Kaplan
as Donny Chandler
Directed by Gregory Wilson