Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- uneasy
- paranoid
- mysterious
- late night thriller viewing
- indie suspense marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the contained premise promising and James Caan compelling, but judged the erratic sequencing and limited characterization ineffective.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ethan and Sean install hidden cameras and monitor Harold as part of their staged haunting experiment.
The boys begin by treating Harold as a suspicious target, while the story questions who is actually behaving like the bad neighbor.
The experiment centers on neighboring houses and the private spaces visible through the boys' surveillance setup.
Ethan and Sean pursue the haunting project partly to become a YouTube sensation.
Films like The Good Neighbor, and why
Disturbia
shared suspenseful suburban setting, voyeuristic surveillance, and moral uncertainty
The Gift
shared psychological thriller structure, shifting sympathies, and hidden secrets beneath ordinary domestic life
The 'Burbs
shared teen-driven intrusion into a neighbor's private world and escalating paranoid tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Kasra Farahani
- Release Date
- 2016-09-16
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (494)
Cast
- Logan Miller
- Keir Gilchrist
- James Caan
- Bailey Noble
- Lili Reinhart
- Edwin Hodge
- Laura Innes
- Anne Dudek
- Mindy Sterling
- Tamlyn Tomita
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Good Neighbor about?
- Two bored teenagers turn a neighbor’s home into a haunted-house experiment, only to discover that surveillance can expose the watchers as readily as the watched.
- What is The Good Neighbor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Good Neighbor as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Good Neighbor violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Good Neighbor as mild.
- What did critics think of The Good Neighbor?
- Critics generally found the contained premise promising and James Caan compelling, but judged the erratic sequencing and limited characterization ineffective.
- Which films are like The Good Neighbor?
- Films with a similar feel include Disturbia, The Gift, and The 'Burbs.
- How long is The Good Neighbor?
- The Good Neighbor runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Good Neighbor?
- In United States, The Good Neighbor streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
