The Perfect Guy

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The Perfect Guy

PG-13

Released Sep 11, 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

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.

Apr 12, 2017

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

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.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 22, 2015

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

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

Rated: 2/5

Nov 19, 2015

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

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

Rated: F

Jan 18, 2019

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Joseph Walsh

CineVue

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

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2018

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Marija Djurovic

Cairo360

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.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 5, 2016

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sarah s

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/21

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Audience Member

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

This movie was great and entertaining

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/18

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

This film had a lot of potential and good actors, but the overall flat tone caused it to fall short of achieving enjoyable thrill and suspense.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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David M. Rosenthal

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Sanaa Lathan

Leah

Michael Ealy

Carter

Morris Chestnut

Dave

L. Scott Caldwell

Evelyn

Charles S. Dutton

Roger

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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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