The Girl Next Door (2007) movie poster

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.

Why it matters
2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
57
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
71
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
28
Survival
0

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

1950sabuseauntcontroversycrueltydramaticevilhelplessnesshorrifiedhumiliationpainrapesadistsistersufferingtorturevictim

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