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The Girl Next Door

2007 ·1h 31m · ★ 6.6 (772)

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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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
71
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
0
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Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

1950sabuseauntcontroversycrueltydramaticevilhelplessnesshorrifiedhumiliationpainrapesadistsistersufferingtorturevictim

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