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The Girl Next Door

In this town, murder became the neighborhood game.

2007 · 1h 31m · R Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by Gregory Wilson

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Overview

In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.

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Beneath the 1950's seemingly placid exterior of Ozzie and Harriet normalcy, there were -- brace yourself! -- sinister undercurrents at work.

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
Rotten

There's little reason to see the movie. Unless, of course, you get off on watching the sexual exploitation of underage girls.

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten

The kind of movie that makes you wish you could rinse your brain in bleach, to wash all traces of it from your memory.

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times

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