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Neighbors

1981 · 95 min

A slow-burning, absurd descent into suburban chaos that keeps you uneasy and amused as reality frays.

Directed by
John G. Avildsen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
John Belushi, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty
Tagline
Lock the doors... here come the Neighbors
Overview
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.

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Directed by
John G. Avildsen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
John Belushi, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • madness
  • isolation
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
John G. Avildsen
Written by
Larry Gelbart
Starring
John Belushi, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty, Dan Aykroyd, Tim Kazurinsky, Tino Insana, Henry Judd Baker, Igors Gavon
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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