The Boy Next Door (2015)

A woman, separated from her unfaithful husband, falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writer:

Barbara Curry

Stars:

Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lopez	...	Claire Peterson
Ryan Guzman	...	Noah Sandborn
Ian Nelson	...	Kevin Peterson
John Corbett	...	Garrett Peterson
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Vicky Lansing
Lexi Atkins	...	Allie Callahan
Hill Harper	...	Principal Edward Warren
Jack Wallace	...	Mr. Sandborn
Adam Hicks	...	Jason Zimmer
François Chau	...	Detective Johnny Chou (as Francois Chau)
Bailey Chase	...	Benny
Kent Avenido	...	Mr. Avenido
Travis Schuldt	...	Ethan
Brian Mahoney	...	Couper
Raquel Gardner	...	Barbara

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.

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Plot Keywords:

older woman younger man relationship | oral sex | infidelity | adultery | argument | 

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Taglines:

A moment she couldn't resist, an obsession he can't control.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexual content/nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cercana obsesión

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,910,105, 25 January 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$35,385,560, 8 March 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures,Blumhouse Productions,Smart Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Lopez provided clothes from her own wardrobe for her character, Claire, as a means of keeping the budget down.

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Goofs

When Noah and Kevin are shooting oranges, the delay between the shots from the gun as Noah fires and the oranges actually jumping or exploding from the hits are far too long. This shows the gunshots were set up using blanks in the gun and squibs in the oranges.

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Quotes

Claire Peterson: Go fuck yourself.
Noah Sandborn: I'd rather fuck you.

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Connections

References The Wiz (1978)

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Soundtracks

Just Like Rain
Written and Performed by Lisbeth Scott
Courtesy of Whistling Bird Music, Inc.

User Reviews

It's the average Jennifer Lopez movie

I think this movie was horrible. It's glorified inappropriate teacher- student relations. I figured this movie out before it even got to the drama. I think this movie was transparent and pretty much predictable in every imaginable way. I think I would pass on this movie. If you've ever seen Enough then you've seen this movie. I wish there was more creativity in this story and less predictability. I think J.Lo is typecast in horrible horrible movies. I really think the author just kind of gave up and started stealing movie and plot ideas from other horrible movies. And this is basically your average Jennifer Lopez movie. She's playing a "smart" victim. I wish there was one positive thing to say about this movie but there isn't.