Neighbors
A respectable suburban father spirals into surreal panic when the outrageous couple next door dismantles his carefully ordered life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- surreal
- sardonic
- unsettling
- cult comedy night
- 1980s movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an imaginative but uneven offbeat black comedy whose surreal approach and against-type lead performances divided audiences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Earl's orderly neighborhood and family life become increasingly bizarre after Vic and Ramona move next door.
Earl begins questioning his own sanity as the neighbors' unbelievable behavior intensifies.
The film presents surreal domestic disruption and disturbing incidents through an offbeat comic register.
Earl's quiet professional suburban ideal is threatened by newcomers who violate the neighborhood's expected social behavior.
Films like Neighbors, and why
The 'Burbs
surreal suburban comedy, escalating domestic chaos, and blackly comic discomfort
Parents
offbeat suburban satire, dysfunctional neighbors, and unsettling comic escalation
After Hours
hallucinatory dark humor, unstable reality, and grotesque social satire
Brazil
absurdist comedy, domestic disorientation, and a protagonist losing control of ordinary life
Movie Details
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Release Date
- 1981-12-18
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (163)
Cast
- John Belushi
- Kathryn Walker
- Cathy Moriarty
- Dan Aykroyd
- Tim Kazurinsky
- Tino Insana
- Henry Judd Baker
- Igors Gavon
- Dru-Ann Chuckran
- P.L. Brown
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Neighbors about?
- A respectable suburban father spirals into surreal panic when the outrageous couple next door dismantles his carefully ordered life.
- What is Neighbors like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Neighbors as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Neighbors violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Neighbors as mild.
- What did critics think of Neighbors?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an imaginative but uneven offbeat black comedy whose surreal approach and against-type lead performances divided audiences.
- Which films are like Neighbors?
- Films with a similar feel include The 'Burbs, Parents, After Hours, and Brazil.
- How long is Neighbors?
- Neighbors runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Neighbors?
- In United States, Neighbors streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
