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The Girl Next Door

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56% Tomatometer 158 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-arrow overachiever who has never really lived life... until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect girl next door is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love.

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Critics Consensus

The movie borrows heavily from Risky Business, though Hirsch and Cuthbert are appealing leads.

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Antonia Quirke London Evening Standard 12/18/2017
This is not entirely your average greasy teen movie, and frequently manages to be quite funny, and ambivalent, about vicious competitiveness at US high schools and sickly, sex-saturated modern life. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/28/2010
1/5
Stunningly bad teen sex comedy. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 05/03/2005
C-
Essentially Risky Business for the 21st century, and I don't mean that as a compliment. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 06/14/2023
2/5
Stalling about an hour in, the movie tries to squeeze way too much juice out of a single premise, ending up at least 20 minutes too long, ploddingly predictable, devoid of any humour and with countless serious lapses in logic and taste. Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/07/2019
Despite the nudity and sexual hi-jinx, Girl Next Door is a creative delight with surprising insight and honesty that will make you laugh, make you smile and most of all, make you feel, all at the same time. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 05/04/2009
D+
The writing team of "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" crafted it as a satire about conflicting levels of sexual experience among teens, but fail to connect the significance of erotic pleasure to the emotional demands of budding adults. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Thyaagu C @Thyaagu May 6 Elisha Cuthbert was damn magnetic, but the movie was much much more than a glam-crush watch. It had heart. Silly, funny, weird and also wise at times. Comfort comedy entertainer! See more The F @FunsterP Apr 20 Waste of time. Nothing interesting in the plot, and its the wrong treatment for this topic. Is porn treated as casual-neutral, or a negative aspective of society? You can't have it both ways. That porn is okay but she needs help escaping from a form of sex trafficking and the parents are cool with his relationship with her, as though it was nothing, just doesn't work. Is it sex trafficking or is it a comedy? Comes across as neither and in the end has no meaningful outcome. Not funny or entertaining either. If its a teen sex comedy, I'd prefer my teen not to watch it, even though they are 18 and 19. See more Jamie V. @crosive Mar 6 my stupid ex loved this movie so screw it. I will watch soon though so not my actual review for now See more BotHeroMaster T @BotHeroMaster Dec 24 i did not expect such a good movie, and such a up and down rollercoaster!! See more Diego V @RT35049818 Dec 21 This movie separates boys from men. The first contact of a boy with a really wonderful women. Elisha Cuthbert is literally amazing in her act and the movie drives very very well between comedy, drama, action and romance. A must see movie. See more Thiago B @RT84504788 Nov 30 The writers simply didn't know where they wanted to go with this film. The premise is very interesting, the film is fun to watch, it would be better if the confusion of ideas among the writers wasn't so obvious, the film changes direction all the time. See more Read all reviews
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Luke Greenfield

Director

Emile Hirsch

Matthew Kidman

Elisha Cuthbert

Danielle

Timothy Olyphant

Kelly

James Remar

Hugo Posh

Chris Marquette

Eli

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The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door (2004) The Girl Next Door (2004) Straight-arrow Matthew (Emile Hirsch) is not quite himself as he prepares to give a speech that could change his life, as Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert) looks on. Director Luke Greenfield on the set of THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. Klitz (Paul Dano, left), April (Amanda Swisten), Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert), Matthew (Emile Hirsch), Ferrari (Sung Hi Lee) and Eli (Chris Marquette) are triumphant at the boys high school prom. Slick adult film producer Hugo Posh (James Remar) is flanked by two of his top stars: Ferrari (Sung Hi Lee) and April (Amanda Swisten). Elisha Cuthbert plays the title role, a one-time adult film star who takes up with a straight-arrow high school senior, in THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-arrow overachiever who has never really lived life... until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect girl next door is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love.
Director
Luke Greenfield
Producer
Harry Gittes, Charles Gordon, Marc Sternberg
Screenwriter
Luke Greenfield, Stuart Blumberg, David Wagner, Brent Goldberg
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Daybreak Point Entertainment, Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Rating
R (Some Alcohol Use|Some Drug Use|Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.6M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)