The Girl Next Door
User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14

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  1. DougM.
    Jan 24, 2008
    10
    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.
  2. JohnE.
    Nov 26, 2007
    10
    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.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 3 out of 5
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    30
    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.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    75
    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.
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  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    40
    The result is a great-looking bore.
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