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Girl Next Door, The
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Girl Next Door, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 69 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.2 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

Starring Stacy Valentine

Christine Fugate's documentary tells the story of how Stacy Valentine transformed herself from Oklahoma housewife to porn star. Valentine comes to terms with her motives for entering the adult film industry, struggling between self-esteem building and financial benefits of this choice and her growing dissolutionment.


GENRE(S): Documentary  
DIRECTED BY: Christine Fugate  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: April 14, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 82 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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100
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
An intelligent, well-made film about a seemingly well-adjusted, likable and loquacious woman.
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80
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Insightful and thoughtful.
75
New York Daily News Jack Mathews
A fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary.
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75
San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
Revelatory.
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70
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
(Fugate's) portrait of Valentine/Baker is rich and compelling.
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70
Film.com Ted Fry
Fascinating.
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70
Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Challenges us to reconcile its snapshots of earnest entrepreneurs, colleagues, and fans with its long takes of her disillusionment.
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70
LA Weekly Paul Cullum
Even more than the invasive procedures of her day job, or the casual humiliation by the raging misogynists drawn to this business, there's a virulent self-hatred on display that is palpably painful to watch.
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70
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Melancholy.
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63
New York Post Jonathan Foreman
Despite inadequate editing and overreliance on bad background music, The Girl Next Door doesn't disappoint.
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50
Village Voice Jessica Winter
Occasionally smirky.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 7.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kt gave it a9:
Great, great, great! I love this flick. Funny, intelligent and surprising. One of the best movies I've seen recently.

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