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The Girl Next Door

Movie · 2004 · 105 min

A breezy, cheeky teen romp that swerves into sleazy caper territory, staying goofy and good-natured even when the stakes get absurd.

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2004 film directed by Luke Greenfield
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Year
2004
Runtime
105 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • ambition
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
drama, romantic comedy, teen, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Luke Greenfield
Written by
Stuart Blumberg
Starring
Elisha Cuthbert, Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Timothy Olyphant, Emile Hirsch, James Remar, Autumn Reeser, Josh Henderson
Music
Paul Haslinger
Cinematography
Jamie Anderson
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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