The Assassin Next Door

The Assassin Next Door

Beware of thy neighbor.

Directed by Danny Lerner

Produced by Bleiberg Entertainment, Moving Pictures, DPI

2009102 min5.5 / 10

A gritty thriller about two trapped women—an unwilling assassin and an abused wife—who form an unlikely bond and fight back against their oppressors.

In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia. All she wants is to reunite with her little daughter that she left back home in Ukraine . Eleanor is a grocery store cashier and a battered wife. She dreams of winning the lottery and running away from her abusive husband. Galia and Eleanor don't know each other, but as neighbors they share two things: an adjoining wall and a strong need to plan their escape. As Galia disobeys her latest contract, a woman target, and Eleanor discovers that she's pregnant, the two women decide to take action against their oppressors in a fight for survival and freedom.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Assassin Next Door sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Assassin Next Door violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Assassin Next Door scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Assassin Next Door easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does The Assassin Next Door end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as The Assassin Next Door

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Assassin Next Door, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Assassin Next Door, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Assassin Next Door, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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