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Also known as Boy Next Door

2015 film by Rob Cohen

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The Boy Next Door is a 2015 American thriller film directed by Rob Cohen. The movie features a cast including Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, and John Corbett. It was produced by Jason Blum through production companies Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Smart Entertainment, and Nuyorican Productions. Nathan Barr and Randy Edelman composed the score for the English-language film.

Filming took place in Los Angeles, with the narrative set in California. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures via video on demand and has a runtime of 91 minutes. Its tagline describes a moment of resistance and uncontrollable obsession. Keywords associated with the plot include infidelity, high school dynamics, parent-child relationships, loss of a loved one, and obsession.

The film has received various review scores, including 3.4/10, 12%, and 30/100. It holds an average vote of 4.925 and an IMDb rating of 4.7. The production had a budget of 4,000,000 and generated revenue of 52,425,855. The film was released on January 23, 2015, with other publication dates listed as January 1, March 19, and March 26, 2015.

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Film · TMDB

4.9

A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.

Released: 2015-01-2391 minDir: Rob CohenThrillerBudget: $4.0MBox office: $52.4M

Cast

  • Jennifer Lopez as Claire Peterson
  • Ryan Guzman as Noah Sandborn
  • Ian Nelson as Kevin Peterson
  • John Corbett as Garrett Peterson
  • Kristin Chenoweth as Vicky Lansing
  • Hill Harper as Principal Edward Warren

Themes

  • infidelity
  • high school
  • parent child relationship
  • loss of loved one
  • obsession
  • insanity
  • blackmail
  • villain
  • blind date
  • stalker

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Ratings

IMDb

4.7/10

48,351 votes

Year
2015
Runtime
91 min
Genres
Thriller

via IMDb

Key facts

Directed by
Rob Cohen
Written by
Barbara Curry
Produced by
Jason Blum John Jacobs Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Benny Medina Jennifer Lopez
Starring
Jennifer Lopez Ryan Guzman John Corbett Ian Nelson Kristin Chenoweth
Cinematography
Dave McFarland
Edited by
Michel Aller
Music by
Randy Edelman , Nathan Barr
Production companies
Smart Entertainment Blumhouse Productions Nuyorican Productions
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
January 23, 2015 ( 2015-01-23 ) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$4 million
Box office
$52.4 million

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Rob Cohen
Cast member
Travis Schuldt
Producer
Jason Blum
Narrative location
California
Filming location
Los Angeles
Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
102174
Has parts of class
closing credits
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publication date
2015-03-26
title
The Boy Next Door
review score
30/100
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Encyclopedic overview

The Boy Next Door is a 2015 American psychological thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Barbara Curry. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, and Ian Nelson, with John Corbett and Kristin Chenoweth playing supporting roles. The film follows a 19-year-old boy who, after having a one-night stand with his high school teacher, develops a dangerous and deranged obsession with her.

Barbara Curry, a former criminal lawyer, wrote the screenplay for the film inspired from her life's experiences. Blumhouse Productions financed and produced the film, which was filmed for 23 days in Los Angeles and other locations in California at the end of 2013.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Boy Next Door” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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