The Perfect Guy

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The Perfect Guy

PG-13

2015

1h 40m

Mystery & Thriller

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With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyfriend, questions her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting breakup leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan (Michael Ealy). Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to turn the tables on the man she thought was Mr. Right.

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Critics Consensus

The Perfect Guy threatens to tip into enjoyably depraved territory, but ultimately settles for timid thriller clichés.

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Aramide Tinubu

Shadow and Act

Apr 12, 2017

All of the structural, if superficial aspects of the story are in place, but the film fails to dig deeper, giving talented veteran actors very little to work with.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Nov 22, 2015

2/5

The B-movie riffs are efficiently executed, but the biggest mystery is why this supporting feature should be troubling our cinema screens when its target audience is firmly nestled on the sofa.

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

Nov 19, 2015

2/5

The Perfect Guy is a lazy retread from the Fatal Attraction department of stalker movies.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Jan 18, 2019

F

It's a thriller void of thrills, wasting the time of the cast and the audience.

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Joseph Walsh

CineVue

Aug 22, 2018

2/5

A Perfect Guy plays it all too straight and to the point of insipid functionality.

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Marija Djurovic

Cairo360

Apr 5, 2016

2/5

The Perfect Guy - a poor cross between Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction - is the latest obsessive-relationship thriller that promises an exciting ride, but just doesn't have the tools to deliver the goods.

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Lucas C

@zonewithme Jun 5, 2026

An utterly tedious exercise in absolute stupidity. The characters have the brain cells of a sponge.

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sarah s

@Sarah_Sanity Mar 22, 2021

The Perfect Guy is a perfect mess. Cliched, facepalms around every corner but it's like a daytime movie. Disjointed, eg spends a lot of time on things that don't matter then speeds up other scenes to catch up. The strange twist to the main character suddenly becoming a badass (in a montage) is cringey and annoying. It passed the time.

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Jan 23, 2021

It's up and down it gets good then you lose interest

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Jun 13, 2019

It es phenomenal michael ealy is a visionary and you can see thevision he had for the sociopath that he played

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May 31, 2018

This movie was great and entertaining

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Feb 10, 2018

Decent but I was very upset at how the ending turned out. Had a different road map on how to deal with the perfect guy.

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David M. Rosenthal

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Synopsis

With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyfriend, questions her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting breakup leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan (Michael Ealy). Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to turn the tables on the man she thought was Mr. Right.

Director: David M. Rosenthal
Producer: Nicole Rocklin, Wendy Rhoads, Darryl Taja, Tommy Oliver
Screenwriter: Tyger Williams
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Screen Gems
Rating: PG-13 (Menace|Brief Strong Language|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.0M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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