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The Perfect Neighbor

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A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida's "stand your ground" laws.
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As gripping as it is deeply unsettling, The Perfect Neighbor lays bare the systemic failures and the quiet terror embedded in American legal systems with surgical precision.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Nov 11
Extremely powerful and extremely important documentary filmmaking. Go to Full Review
Sam Adams Slate Nov 4
A chilling and provocative look at the limits of policing, particularly when the laws the police are called to enforce present more of a problem than a solution. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers The Travers Take Oct 31
3.5/4
Captured entirely from police cam footage, this Oscar-buzzed documentary about a white Florida woman who murders her Black neighbor indicts an entire society. It's also the scariest movie you’ll see this Halloween season. Go to Full Review
Collin Garbarino WORLD 2d
The archival footage is stitched together seamlessly, which makes watching The Perfect Neighbor an eerily compelling experience. Go to Full Review
Marlon Wallace The M Report (WBOC.com) Jan 7
...the argument has to be made that the killer has some kind of racial bias. Sometimes, if not most times, that bias or racism can be difficult to prove. With this film, it's actually easy to prove. Go to Full Review
James Greenberg culturevulture.net Jan 2
The film is as close to objective as can be achieved. And what you get is as real and devastating a view of America that you are likely to see anywhere. Go to Full Review
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John S @MovieWatcher406 3h Unfortunately public pressure put this lady in jail. If she had legal representation she would be free today and it’s sad to see police weaponized to push a woke agenda. The law is clear. See more Kayla R. @kmr592 1d This movie deserves a 5 star for being beautifully put together. First, instead of narration or too many one on one victim/ witness interviews it puts together a compilation of police body camera footage to show the viewer how the story played out in real time; it is like you are a fly on the wall for the majority of the film. If you know anything about text book policing, the Marion County Sheriff’s department did just that. They were actually very professional officers. For anyone blaming the police, well, you can look up simple criminal statutes and see there was nothing they could legally do to prevent this. See more Dylan N @DNDylan01 1d Not sure why this has 99% rating, this movie could have been a 20 minute documentary video to be honest. See more R H. @RVH57 1d Great documentary! Well done Makes you think about socio related issues See more Wayne M 2d The Perfect Neighbor is a chilling and important documentary. It, without narration or fanfare, paints a disturbing picture of current day America. The documentary is about the 2023 murder of Ajike Owens in Ocala, Florida. Using Police bodycam footage, we see how a conflict grew weekly in a neighbourhood cul-de-sac where Susan Lorincz continually called the police complaining about the children annoying her. It escalates to the extent where Lorincz shoots dead Owens, the mother of one of the children. It shows, without hysteria, how gun culture is so embedded in American life. How hatred can lead to events like this. This documentary feels like a very important watch. See more Jake A. @bigchair 3d Raw and disturbing. We need more love See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida's "stand your ground" laws.
Director
Geeta Gandbhir
Producer
Nikon Kwantu, Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Message Pictures
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 17, 2025
Runtime
1h 36m
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