A moment she couldn't resist, an obsession he can't control.
| Cast |
Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, John Corbett, Kristin Chenoweth, Lexi Atkins, Hill Harper |
| Director |
Rob Cohen |
| Screenplay | Barbara Curry |
| Music | Nathan Barr, Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography | David McFarland |
| Editing | Michel Aller |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| SA distributor | UIP |
| Made in | 2015 |
| Produced by | Smart Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions, Nuyorican Productions, Universal Pictures |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Language | Strong, fairly frequent |
| Nudity | Infrequent, low to mild, contextual |
| Sex | None (sic) |
| Violence | Strong, frequent, realistic, psychological violence, implied |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
| Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 17 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
| Violence |
Sex |
Language |
| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Michael O'Sullivan  Not even the bunny could save this fatal affair. | 5 |  |
| Cape Times Sheri Linden Menace next door. | 5 | |
| Metacritic.com 33 critics | 6 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 109 critics | 7 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Boy Next Door may get a few howls out of fans of stalker thrillers, but for most viewers, it won't even rise to ''so bad it's good'' status. | 2 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 6 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Rotten thriller about sex, violence, and obsession. | 2 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 60 users | 12 |  |
| Rottentomatoes users 23926 users | 9 |  |
| Internet 7811 Netizens Omg so ridiculous! | 9 | |
Average .. 32% | 6 | |