The Girl Next Door (2004) Movie Overview

The Girl Next Door is a 2004 American teen film starring Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch, directed by Luke Greenfield, about an honors student’s pining love for the girl next door, who, as he finds out later, is a former porn star. Ambitious Westport High School senior, Matthew Kidman dreams of a career in politics. He has been accepted to prestigious Georgetown University, but will only be able to afford it if he can win a large scholarship. With graduation approaching, he struggles to find anything truly memorable about his high school experience. However, his luck changes when he meets his beautiful next door neighbour Danielle. The outlandish Danielle and the steady Matthew each turn out to be the perfect complement for the other, and they are immediately smitten with one another. However, the relationship is challenged when Matthew discovers through his porn-enthusiast friend Eli that Danielle was recently an adult film actress under the stage name “Athena”. Following Eli’s advice on how to deal with this incredible revelation, Matthew takes Danielle to a sleazy motel. Danielle guesses that Matthew has discovered her past and punishes him by performing a striptease and offeri… Source

• The Girl Next Door Movie Details
• Director: Luke Greenfield
• Official Sites: Fox [es], Official site [cz], 20th Century Fox
• Tagline: Matt never saw her coming… but all his friends had!
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 108 min | USA:110 min (unrated version)
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance

• Cast Overview
• Emile Hirsch as Matthew Kidman
• Elisha Cuthbert as Danielle
• Timothy Olyphant as Kelly
• James Remar as Hugo Posh
• Chris Marquette as Eli
• Paul Dano as Klitz

The Girl Next Door Movie Review from New York Times

A lumpy blend of sweet teen romance and naughty, R-rated prurience, this comedy follows the improbable relationship between Matt (Emile Hirsch), a high-achieving high school senior, and Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert), a former porn star. That the film contains wildly contradictory notions about sex and pornography — one moment it is celebrating, the… Source

The Girl Next Door Movie Details from Imdb

18-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight ‘A’ over-achiever who feels that he has never really lived life till the fall. This is, until he meets ‘the girl next door’. Danielle moves in next door, and Matthew thinks he’s found the girl of his dreams. All is going well, until Matthew’s sex-mad friend Eli reveals that Danielle is actually a ex-porn sta… Source

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