The Boy Next Door

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The Boy Next Door

R

Released Jan 23, 2015

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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When a handsome, charming teenager named Noah (Ryan Guzman) moves in next door, newly separated high-school teacher Claire Peterson (Jennifer Lopez) encourages his friendship and engages in a little bit of harmless -- or so she thinks -- flirtation. Although Noah spends much of the time hanging out with Claire's son, the teen's attraction to her is palpable. One night, Claire gives in to temptation and lets Noah seduce her -- but when she tries to end the relationship, he turns violent.

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Critics Consensus

The Boy Next Door may get a few howls out of fans of stalker thrillers, but for most viewers, it won't even rise to "so bad it's good" status.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Solidly MOR fare that should be propping up Channel 5's Friday night schedule sometime very soon.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 1, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Rob Cohen's half-baked erotic thriller plays like a misguided homage to Eighties video fare and to family-in-peril sagas like Unlawful Entry or Cape Fear.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 26, 2015

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

One of the stupidest films ever made.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 26, 2015

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...an absurdly melodramatic film that has very little going for it but Lopez, who manages to make it watchable as a happy centre to a rather miserable story..

Rated: 2/5

Feb 24, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Boy Next Door” is too unconsciously goofy to be taken seriously and it takes itself too seriously to be good campy fun.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Cate Young

Thirty, Flirty + Film

There's enough of a so-bad-it's-good quality to make the film fun, and it's immensely delightful to make fun of.

Nov 6, 2021

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Marvin P

This movie was downright awful and that's putting it mildly. Predictable story line with the old "you think he's a good guy" turns bad guy. The only good thing to say about this movie is how good J Lo looks.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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N K

Why does Jennifer Lopez make movies. She is a TERRIBLE actress. All the camera does is focus on her to show her looks. She's the mom next door with lots of eye shadow on in revealing shirts & the camera person takes shots of her chest. The timing of her acting - omg - so so bad. Don't waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Mel L

J Lo looks hot in this movie but that's about it. The entire plot is terrible and unbelievable. And then it just ends really weird.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/24

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Steven James R

Great Thriller I Knew The Movie From Start To Finish When I Watched The Movie On It's First Release Day In Theatrical Cinemas Around The UK, Almost As Though I Was In The Movie At The Time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Lynn A

Awful. Some soft core porn, yes. But unless one enjoys that, not worth watching, although I did.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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donnie m

2 stars because the last scene was worth watching the rest of this ridiculous (because j-lo character was SO ignorant) throughout the movie-she's a good badass but it took the whole movie to get there

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Rob Cohen

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Jennifer Lopez

Claire Peterson

Ryan Guzman

Noah Sandborn

John Corbett

Garrett Peterson

Kristin Chenoweth

Vicky Lansing

Ian Nelson

Kevin Peterson

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Synopsis

When a handsome, charming teenager named Noah (Ryan Guzman) moves in next door, newly separated high-school teacher Claire Peterson (Jennifer Lopez) encourages his friendship and engages in a little bit of harmless -- or so she thinks -- flirtation. Although Noah spends much of the time hanging out with Claire's son, the teen's attraction to her is palpable. One night, Claire gives in to temptation and lets Noah seduce her -- but when she tries to end the relationship, he turns violent.

Director: Rob Cohen
Producer: Jason Blum, John Jacobs, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, Jennifer Lopez
Screenwriter: Barbara Curry
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Smart Entertainment, Blumhouse, The Medina Company, Nuyorican Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Content/Nudity|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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