The Girl Next Door (2004)

The Girl Next Door rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 257K votes

Rotten Tomatoes56%

Metacritic47%

TMDb6.742/10· 4K votes

With 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Girl Next Door

Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.

Cast of The Girl Next Door

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  Emile Hirsch

  as Matthew Kidman

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  Elisha Cuthbert

  as Danielle

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  Timothy Olyphant

  as Kelly

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  Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

  as Eli

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  Paul Dano

  as Klitz

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  James Remar

  as Hugo Posh

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  Timothy Bottoms

  as Mr. Kidman

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  Donna Bullock

  as Mrs. Kidman

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  Jacob Young

  as Hunter

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  Brian Kolodziej

  as Derek

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  Amanda Swisten

  as April

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  Sung-Hi Lee

  as Ferrari

The Girl Next Door facts

Budget

$21M

Box office

$31.6M

Our take on The Girl Next Door

Luke Greenfield's 2004 comedy-romance follows Matthew, a driven high schooler with political ambitions, who falls for his alluring nineteen-year-old neighbour Danielle, only to discover she was once a porn star. As her past resurfaces and threatens his carefully mapped future, he's pushed to question what he actually wants from his life. The film blends teen-comedy mischief with a coming-of-age softness, using its provocative setup to explore reinvention and judgement rather than mere titillation. It suits viewers in the mood for a raunchy yet sweet-natured romance with a likeable lead. Those seeking realism may resist its glossy fantasy, but it lands as easy, good-humoured entertainment.