2020 · thriller · drama · music
The Neighbor
Directed by Aaron Harvey1h 45m2020
A middle-aged man in a stagnant marriage, finds his life upended when an attractive young woman and her seemingly abusive husband move in next door.
Our read: The Neighbor (2020) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded thriller · drama · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured thriller / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- cold
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