Robert Frost I once wrote, “Good fences make good neighbors.” But what happens when people cross that boundary?
Alfred Hitchcock Famous for exploring this issue in his iconic film rear windowA man in a wheelchair, confined to his home with an injured leg, observes his neighbor through the back window and witnesses a murder. Many movies imitate the same formula or come up with unsettling plotlines that question how well the audience knows the person next to them.
“Barbs” (1989)
Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) lives on a quiet street in the suburbs. When his longtime neighbor Walter goes missing, he and several of his neighbors become suspicious of Brock’s new eccentric family, Klopek.
Although a comedy, the film does have some chilling moments. Convinced that they killed Walter, Ray and his neighbor Art break into Klopek’s house while he is away looking for evidence. Finding nothing and accidentally blowing up the house in the process, Ray delivers one of the most brilliant monologues yet, questioning whether they’re lunatics and not Klopek. But being a comedy, the ending ruins this great speech, but still makes it satisfying.
“Woman by the Window” (2021)
Anna Fox (Amy Adams) lives alone, suffers from agoraphobia, and takes drugs along with alcohol. One day she observes the Russell family moving across the street. After becoming acquainted with Jane Russell (Julianne Moore), Anna witnesses her own murder and suspects her husband is the culprit.
fresh take rear window, the film raises the stakes by deftly questioning Anna’s sanity when another woman introduces herself as Jane Russell. I doubt that it is sexual. Anna, who has her hallucinations and doubts what she has seen, is ready to end it all, but the first person she meets as her Jane exists and anyone around her killed her.
“Lake View Terrace” (2008)
Chris (Patrick Wilson) and Lisa Mattson (Kerry Washington) move into the first house. Their neighbor, Abel Turner (Samuel L. JacksonTheir awkward exchanges are hostile when Abel does everything he can to make them feel unneeded in the neighborhood. target.
There is nothing worse than having a false sense of security in your home. Living next door to the police and thinking they’re safe, the Matsons soon realize that if the cops are the enemy, there’s no one to turn to for help. Chris refuses to be intimidated and stands his ground. Chris and Lisa find themselves fighting for their lives when it becomes clear that Abel is not only an annoying racist, but a dangerous neighbor.
“Disturbia” (2007)
17-year-old Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) struggles to cope with his father’s sudden death. Put under house arrest for the summer for assaulting a teacher, he quickly grew bored and insane. Cale then begins observing his neighbors and suspects one of them is a serial killer.
Cale went out into the garden and found that his neighbors were happy to watch. This allows him to connect with the beautiful blonde who has moved right next door. But curiosity has its drawbacks. One night he saw a woman in agony inside his neighbor’s house, putting him and everyone around him in mortal danger. A suspenseful plot that sheds light on the fact that no one knows what goes on behind closed doors.
“Peeping” (2021)
As a young couple, Pippa (Sydney Sweeney) and Thomas (Justice Smith), moving in together, they become engrossed in the lives of another young couple across the street. make mistakes
The film upends the formula that Pippa’s meddling in her neighbor’s life leads to someone’s death. Unlike other films with the same premise, where the viewer is a righteous man, Pippa and Thomas appear to be villains. increase. A film that questions the habits of voyeurism in modern society and how technology has made it easier to invade other people’s private lives.
“The Resident” (2011)
Juliette Deveraux (Hilary Swank) moves into a spacious new apartment after filing for divorce from her cheating husband. She is attracted to her new landlord, Max (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). However, when Juliet tells Max that she is still in love with her husband, he does not handle her refusal well and reveals his true colors.
This film shows that living alone in a new environment can have a negative effect on the mind. But in Juliet’s case, her concerns about her new apartment turn out to be true: Max sees her through a hole in the wall and sneaks inside while she sleeps. As she grows bolder in her guilt, Juliet learns that sometimes her quietest neighbor has her darkest intentions.
“1BR” (2019)
A young woman rents an apartment in a nice complex. Everyone is friendly and helpful, but Sarah (Nicole Brydon Bloom) lies that he doesn’t have a pet and sneaks into the cat. Her idyllic surroundings turn ominous the night someone kills her beloved pet.
This movie lives up to the old adage, “If the story is too good, it probably is.” From the beginning, there are warning signs that something is wrong with the place. However, when Sarah finally realizes that her own life may be in danger, it’s too late and her neighbors reveal who they are: torture the new members A sadistic cult that you are forced to join by putting it on. The film puts a terrifying twist on life in a community.
“No No Gets Out Alive” (2021)
Amber (Christina Rodro) is a young, illegal immigrant who leaves Mexico and moves to the United States. She rents a room in a run-down women’s boarding house, but her modest abode is haunted, and the owner hides a terrifying secret in the basement.
Based on the novel of the same name by Adam Neville, this story mixes ghost stories and creature traits in a terrifying way. Annoyed by the appearance of a weeping woman, Amber leaves her home and reluctantly returns to ask for her deposit, but her landlord plans to sacrifice her to the creatures in her basement. I’m here. She tackles the topic of illegal immigration and the uncertainty and fear immigrants face in a new country. This movie takes her thinking to a terrifying extreme.
“House on the End of the Street” (2012)
Sarah Cassidy (Elizabeth Shue) and daughter Elissa (jennifer lawrence), move into a beautiful new rental house. The house next door was the scene of a double murder in which a psychotic girl killed her parents, and her brother now lives in the house.
The film begins with a cliché. A house with a morbid backstory and the lone individual currently living in it. Ryan (Max Thieriot), the brothers are tortured souls haunted by his family’s tragic past. But Ryan is helpless, as evidenced by a shocking and twisted ending that leaves Elissa horrified for her life. and the lengths people go to to stay sane.
“Star of Echoes” (1999)
Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) is an ordinary Joe who lives with his wife Maggie and young son Jake. Unknown to his parents, Jake is talking to an entity in a house he rents from his friends and neighbors. But after Tom is hypnotized at a party, he sees a ghost communicating with his son.
A thrilling ghost story released a month later sixth sense, It was overlooked by many fans of the genre. Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, this film does not disappoint in the spooky department. Horrified by ghostly apparitions, Tom soon realizes that the dead girl’s spirit is trying to tell him something. He concludes that what he should fear is not the ghost in his house, but the people in his neighborhood.
