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The Perfect Neighbor

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A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida's "stand your ground" laws.
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As gripping as it is deeply unsettling, The Perfect Neighbor lays bare the systemic failures and the quiet terror embedded in American legal systems with surgical precision.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Nov 11
Extremely powerful and extremely important documentary filmmaking. Go to Full Review
Sam Adams Slate Nov 4
A chilling and provocative look at the limits of policing, particularly when the laws the police are called to enforce present more of a problem than a solution. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers The Travers Take Oct 31
3.5/4
Captured entirely from police cam footage, this Oscar-buzzed documentary about a white Florida woman who murders her Black neighbor indicts an entire society. It's also the scariest movie you’ll see this Halloween season. Go to Full Review
Joe Lipsett Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting 3d
3.5/5
A timely doc about the dangers (and racism) of Stand Your Ground laws. The strongest selling feature is how director Geeta Gandbhir uses police body cam for additional commentary Go to Full Review
Jayne Nelson Radio Times Feb 3
5/5
It's a difficult watch, but a true feat of documentary film-making: a howl of escalating fury captured, with deceptive simplicity, by law-enforcement officers who sadly failed to connect the dots. Go to Full Review
Collin Garbarino WORLD Jan 30
The archival footage is stitched together seamlessly, which makes watching The Perfect Neighbor an eerily compelling experience. Go to Full Review
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Lauryl A @Lauryl 13h This documentary is compelling and heartbreaking but it makes you realize how fortunate you are not to live with hatred. My heart went out to the beautiful children involved. It is a must see. See more dennis M. @DJmuggs 14h Love these types of documentaries that should really show you how crazy people are out there in the world See more Madman Kirk M @MadmanKirk 2d I live near where this happened and still learned a lot of facts I didn’t know. This movie is as real as one can be with all the police cam video. See more Julie C. @Julz7 5d This is extremely well done and thought provoking. Add it to your must watch list. See more Madison W. @BaddieMaddie Feb 6 This was absolutely heartbreaking! I am still thinking about it! See more Lucas D @Lucas.Dorner Feb 5 Obviously a tragic story and the moment the kids heard about their mother's loss broke me , however I don't really see what the director did, it was mostly body-cam-footage , still a good documentary See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida's "stand your ground" laws.
Director
Geeta Gandbhir
Producer
Nikon Kwantu, Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Message Pictures
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 17, 2025
Runtime
1h 36m
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