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The Girl Next Door 2007
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Movie Details & Credits Starz Home Entertainment | Release Date: October 3, 2007 Summary: Based on the best-selling novel by Jack Ketchum, this film deals with the fictionalized account of the 1965 true story of Sylvia Likens's brutal torture, rape and abuse in the basement of a family member's Indiana home. (Moderncine) Director: Gregory Wilson Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime Rating: R Runtime: 91 min
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TV Guide Magazine - Maitland McDonagh
Neither Ketchum nor the filmmakers take an exploitative approach to the material; their focus is the way the youngsters' petty cruelty erupts into murderous sadism. Read full
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DougM. Jan 24, 2008
This movie is not an easy one to watch, but it is just as gripping and disturbing as the book, and blance baker as ruth was phenomenal.
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Film Threat - Phil Hall
The result is a great-looking bore. Read full review
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Don't listen to stodgy critics - this film is a powerhouse on all levels. Terrifying and tragic, it sucker punches the viewer and leaves him with a film experience he'll never forget.
The New York Times - Neil Genzlinger
Gregory M. Wilson, the film’s director, has made the kind of movie that makes you wish you could rinse your brain in bleach, to wash all traces of it from your memory. Read full review
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Village Voice - Nick Pinkerton
Any resonance from that real-life atrocity gets smothered by a script that interlaces clichéd dialogue so tightly as to block out any glint of recognizable human behavior. Read full
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Lelandskell Sep 19, 2016
Let me start by saying this is a very good film. Yes it is unsettling and vile, but it is supposed to be that way. This movie feels like Stand By Me and It in certain ways, while also bringing strong scenes that truly reflect the terror these kids experienced. The movie was filmed quite well… Expand 0
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New York Post - V.A. Musetto
If there is anything positive in The Girl Next Door, it is the brave performance by Auffarth, who is in her early 20s. Other than that, there's little reason to see the movie. Unless, of course, you get off on watching the sexual exploitation of underage girls. Read full
PeterRJG Jun 3, 2013
A well-meaning movie with a message that got lost somewhere in the exploitative abuse, wooden performances, average script and poor character development. Blythe Auffarth doesn't make a very convincing 14 year old either. This movie would've been better served concentrating more on the… Expand 0
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"The Girl Next Door" was a horrifying movie to watch. The sadistic torture of a girl was truly just disturbing. But there's nothing quite interesting about the film other than what kind of torture they can do to the girl. There's not much reason to watch this movie and I won't recommend you… Expand 0
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Tss5078 Feb 22, 2013
Jack Ketchum's 1989 novel and the subsequent film are based on one of the most infamous sex crimes in American history. The crime was truly horrific, unfortunately the film is equally as bad. The story is about a young girl who is living with a relative for the summer, a twisted and evil… Expand 0
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JoeF. Feb 21, 2008
Irresponsibly exploitive and feebly made. Only harry potter abuses its child actors more.
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