# The Perfect Neighbor (2025) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/the-perfect-neighbor-2025/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 83% |
| Editorial Rating | 99/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 84% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 83/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.9/5 |
| IMDb | 7.1/10 |
| Director | Geeta Gandbhir |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 145 min |
| Festival premiere | Sundance 2025 (Directing Award: U.S. Documentary) |

## Quick answer

The Perfect Neighbor (2025) earns a 83% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Assembled almost entirely from bodycam and interrogation footage, this documentary builds a slow-burning sense of dread, Critics and audiences diverge (99% critic vs 84% audience). Metascore 83/100. Directed by Geeta Gandbhir.

## Celluloid verdict

Assembled almost entirely from bodycam and interrogation footage, this documentary builds a slow-burning sense of dread, indicting a permissive legal culture without ever needing to raise its voice.

## 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"...

## Accolades

Premiered at Sundance 2025, where it won the Directing Award: U.S. Documentary.

## Where to watch

Global: Netflix
the United States: Netflix
the United Kingdom: Netflix
Indonesia: Netflix
India: Netflix
Turkey: Netflix
South Korea: Netflix
Japan: Netflix
the Philippines: Netflix
Pakistan: Netflix
South Africa: Netflix
Malaysia: Netflix
Thailand: Netflix
the United Arab Emirates: Netflix
Nigeria: Netflix

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is The Perfect Neighbor worth watching?**
The Perfect Neighbor holds a 83% Celluloid Score. Assembled almost entirely from bodycam and interrogation footage, this documentary builds a slow-burning sense of dread, indicting a permissive legal culture without ever needing to raise its voice.

**What is The Perfect Neighbor about?**
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"...

**Who directed The Perfect Neighbor?**
The Perfect Neighbor (2025) was directed by Geeta Gandbhir.

**What is the Celluloid Score of The Perfect Neighbor?**
83% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (99/100), Metascore (83/100), Letterboxd (3.9/5), and IMDb (7.1/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch The Perfect Neighbor?**
The Perfect Neighbor is streaming on Netflix; on Netflix in the United States; on Netflix in the United Kingdom; on Netflix in Indonesia; on Netflix in India; on Netflix in Turkey; on Netflix in South Korea; on Netflix in Japan; on Netflix in the Philippines; on Netflix in Pakistan; on Netflix in South Africa; on Netflix in Malaysia; on Netflix in Thailand; on Netflix in the United Arab Emirates; on Netflix in Nigeria. Availability varies by region.

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