The Waiting

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The Waiting

2016

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A pair of mischievous high school kids (Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist) create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor (James Caan). While keeping his every reaction under surveillance, they see much more than they bargained for, and discover that the man they're tormenting is not the easy target they'd expected.

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Nick Schager

Village Voice

09/16/2016

A film that - from its basic set-up to its dearth of tension - plays like the tedious inverse of Don't Breathe.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

09/15/2016

The dreary lack of suspense in this tweaked "Rear Window" scenario, and our inability to care one whit for two cruel, arrogant bullies operating under a perceived notion that they're social scientists, makes this one tough going.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

03/17/2016

There's not much real suspense stirred here by a premise that straddles recent found-footage thrillers and "Rear Window."

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

01/02/2021

3/5

What starts out as a cruel, yet carefully crafted prank, ends in a paranoid delusion with an emotional twist.

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Trace Thurman

Bloody Disgusting

10/31/2018

3.5/5

It does run into some pacing issues and suffers from a duo of unlikable protagonists, but makes up for it all in the final reel with an emotional sucker punch of an ending.

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Aaron Peterson

The Hollywood Outsider

10/25/2018

6/10

After you spend some time with this Good Neighbor, you might second guess yourself the next time you feel the urge to yank those blinds down.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22

8.3/10 Movie about youtubers who decide to sneak in an put hidden cameras in neighbors house. They make him think he is being haunted. A lot of coincidences make the man think the haunting is legit. Well made, good idea. Found footage, fake haunting, suspense.

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M D

@RT82513945 Jun 16

The story was creepy in that how do you know someone isn't watching you? The suspense keeps the story going, even if it seems a little slow at times. James Caan is worth the watch, hard not to feel sorry for him. Interesting plot twist.

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Jovana M.

@J_loves_movies Jun 7

It was an alright movie. Good plot twist

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Will G

@Kingofthepixies Jan 3

5 stars for James caan, a great underrated actor as our old actors pass away those no one coming along to replace them, mostly ex wrestlers and Internet celebs.

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Dustin S

@SaddamMustaine Dec 13

Tubi labeled this horror, which it is not, but I stuck with it because Caan is so damn great here. The kids are so unlikable that it kind of takes you out of it though. It’s pretty sad.

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Danielle C.

@DaniELLIE Oct 10

Great movie but why does the movie title on here say “the waiting” instead of “The good neighbor?”

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Synopsis

A pair of mischievous high school kids (Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist) create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor (James Caan). While keeping his every reaction under surveillance, they see much more than they bargained for, and discover that the man they're tormenting is not the easy target they'd expected.

Director: Kasra Farahani
Producer: Elana Barry, Allan Mandelbaum, Rosalie Swedlin, Giri Tharan, Tim White, Trevor White
Screenwriter: Mark Bianculli, Jeff Richard
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Anonymous Content, Vertical Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 37m