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The Neighbor

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A middle-aged man who feels trapped in a stagnant marriage finds his life upended when an attractive young woman and her seemingly abusive husband move in next door.
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Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times "The Neighbor" finds a sturdy constant in its thoughtfully delineated performances and handsome production values. Jan 25, 2018 Full Review Niall Browne Movies in Focus A slow burning domestic thriller, Aaron Harvey's The Neighbour is a tense little movie with a captivating central performance from William Fichtner. Rated: 3.5 Nov 5, 2018 Full Review J.R. Southall Starburst The Neighbour... is just about absorbing enough to hold your attention until its powerful but bleak finale. But only just. Rated: 6/10 Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Harvey S. Karten Big Apple Reviews Combining themes of satire, domestic drama and thriller, this narrative can serve as a warning especially to middle-aged men who have eyes for young women. Rated: b Jan 31, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kevin S The main character, Mike, seemed like he was on the mental health spectrum, but I don't think that was the intent. Much of the plot was poorly written and the characters unrealistic, especially Mike's wife, with her "major decision for Mike" seemingly coming out of nowhere and unreasonable. The payoff at the very end was not worth the boredom and cringe of sitting through this movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Audience Member I was under the impression this was a thriller Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/20/25 Full Review Becks A Not really a thriller, more like a midlife crisis movie. Still, worth a watch! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review nick s Fichtner really lifted this movie. Some of the script was quite sharp too. Overall a quality production. However it was a real slow burner. Or maybe creeping glacier is a more accurate description. I didn't quite understand the wife's actions. Also it didn't feel like there was enough story to fill a feature... nothing much happens. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Green C Fichtner is wonderful, as always. I wouldn't consider this a thriller though, more of an instropective of a man in crisis. Sad story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Amy P If I could rate it no stars I would. I wasted an hour and a half of my life watching this movie THINKING it would pick up the pace. Yeah, it didn't. SO I told myself "Well, you've watched this much of it, go ahead and finish it." OHHH EMMMMM GEEEEEEE! I would rather watch paint dry. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Aaron Harvey

Director

William Fichtner

Mike

Jessica McNamee

Jenna

Jean Louisa Kelly

Lisa

Michael Rosenbaum

Scott

Colin Woodell

Alex
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Movie Info

Synopsis A middle-aged man who feels trapped in a stagnant marriage finds his life upended when an attractive young woman and her seemingly abusive husband move in next door.
Director
Aaron Harvey
Producer
Robert Ogden Barnum, William Fichtner, Aaron Harvey, Oliver Ridge
Screenwriter
Richard Byard, Aaron Harvey
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Michael Bruce Pictures, Blood Moon Creative
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Brief Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 27, 2018
Runtime
1h 45m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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