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The Perfect Neighbor

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The Perfect Neighbor

2025

1h 36m

Documentary

Crime

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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.

Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

The Perfect Neighbor is a reminder of how dangerous America can be, how cheap human lives can get and how easily they can be snuffed out.

May 14, 2025

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Justin Chang

The New Yorker

Through these reams of footage, brilliantly pieced together by the editor Viridiana Lieberman, a pattern of devastating coherence emerges.

Feb 12, 2025

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Nicolas Rapold

Financial Times

The Perfect Neighbor carefully depicts a modest corner of Ocala, Florida, where children play among single-level houses, and finds nuances in community-police relations.

Feb 8, 2025

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Alan French

Sunshine State Cineplex

The Perfect Neighbor is one of the most important artistic accomplishments of 2025. When a movie is so powerful and takes full advantage of its medium, it feels like the world stops.

Rated: 10/10

Apr 9, 2025

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

With its powerful and upsetting dissection of race and justice, this isn't just a documentary about a terrible crime, but one that opens up a larger conversation about the world we live in.

Apr 2, 2025

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

The film not only examines the racial bias inherent in “stand your ground” laws, but also the canyon sized gaps that allowed the woman who committed the murder to continually abuse the 911 system without any repercussions.

Feb 28, 2025

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Geeta Gandbhir

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Nikon Kwantu

Producer

Geeta Gandbhir

Producer

Alisa Payne

Producer

Sam Bisbee

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Sam Pollard

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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
Production Co: Message Pictures
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 36m