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The Best Movies About Neighbors

Updated January 11, 2021 529 votes 49 voters 4.3k views75 items

List RulesVote up your favorite films about being neighbors.

Our homes are our sanctuary, a place to take a break from the chaos of the outside world. Good neighbor movies destroy a character’s peaceful palace as they watch their property get literally turned into a war zone. Crazy movies like Neighbors will make you appreciate your own neighbors who only play their music a little too loud or throw an occasional party. The top movies on this list that feature neighbors span all genres including comedies, thrillers, and dramas.

The new family in the cul-de-sac may just be part of a murderous cult in the 1989 black comedy The Burbs. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) gets into a petty contest with his next door neighbor to see who can out-Christmas their house in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. And a couple with an infant baby moves next store to a fraternity house and pays a heavy price Neighbors.

The best neighbors films are especially horrible because there is no escape. Some neighbors turn out to be dangerous while others are just really obnoxious. Let us know what you think. Vote up your favorite movies about neighbors.

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The 'Burbs
Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher
Released: 1989
Directed by: Joe Dante
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Rear Window
Grace Kelly, James Stewart
Released: 1954
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Disturbia
Shia LaBeouf, Viola Davis
Released: 2007
Directed by: D. J. Caruso
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Hot Fuzz
Cate Blanchett, Martin Freeman
Released: 2007
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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As Good as It Gets
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt
Released: 1997
Directed by: James L. Brooks
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Neighbors
Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi
Released: 1981
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
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American Beauty
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening
Released: 1999
Directed by: Sam Mendes

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chevy Chase
Released: 1989
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
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Lakeview Terrace
Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 2008
Directed by: Neil LaBute
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Good Neighbor
Danica McKellar, Billy Dee Williams
Released: 2001
Directed by: Todd Turner
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Arlington Road
Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins
Released: 1999
Directed by: Mark Pellington
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Moving
Richard Pryor, Stacey Dash
Released: 1988
Directed by: Alan Metter
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Neighbors
Zac Efron, Rose Byrne
Released: 2014
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
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Under the Silver Lake
Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough
Released: 2018
Directed by: David Robert Mitchell
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The Purge
Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke
Released: 2013
Directed by: James DeMonaco
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Apt Pupil
Ian McKellen, David Schwimmer
Released: 1998
Directed by: Bryan Singer
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Dennis the Menace
Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Released: 1993
Directed by: Nick Castle
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Pacific Heights
Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith
Released: 1990
Directed by: John Schlesinger
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The Neighbor
Matthew Modine, Yvette Nicole Brown
Released: 2008
Directed by: Eddie O'Flaherty
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Seth Rogen, Zac Efron
Released: 2016
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
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The Neighbor
Rod Steiger, Linda Kozlowski
Released: 1993
Directed by: Rodney Gibbons
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Addicted to Love
Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick
Released: 1997
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
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Barton Fink
John Goodman, Steve Buscemi
Released: 1991
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Bubble Boy
Stacy Keibler, Jake Gyllenhaal
Released: 2001
Directed by: Blair Hayes
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Duplex
Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller
Released: 2003
Directed by: Danny DeVito

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