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The Perfect Neighbor
Crime · Documentary · 2025
Police bodycam footage reveals how a long-running neighborhood dispute turned fatal in this documentary about fear, prejudice and Stand Your Ground laws.
Movie details
The Perfect Neighbor
2025 Crime · Documentary 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.1 / 10
26.1K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
99 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
83 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
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Police bodycam footage reveals how a long-running neighborhood dispute turned fatal in this documentary about fear, prejudice and Stand Your Ground laws.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Perfect Neighbor?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Directed by
Geeta Gandbhir
Court is in session
Put The Perfect Neighbor on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.