The Boy Next Door (2015)

Release date: 2015-01-23
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Rob Cohen
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Smart Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Rating: 4.7/10
Length: 1h 31min

Storyline

When a handsome, charming teenager named Noah (Ryan Guzman) moves in next door, newly separated high-school teacher Claire Peterson (Jennifer Lopez) encourages his friendship and engages in a little bit of harmless (or so she thinks) flirtation. Although Noah spends much of the time hanging out with Claire's son, the teen's attraction to her is palpable. One night, Claire gives in to temptation and lets Noah seduce her, but when she tries to end the relationship, he turns violent.

Plot Keywords

older woman younger man relationship, oral sex, infidelity, adultery, argument, male nudity, woman in jeopardy, mother son relationship, extramarital affair, erotica, unfaithfulness, sex scene, female nudity, insanity, dead body, cat, tied up, boxing, crying woman, los angeles california

Short Review

Rob Cohen's half-baked erotic thriller plays like a misguided homage to Eighties video fare and to family-in-peril sagas like Unlawful Entry or Cape Fear.