Thriller, Mystery  •  2012  •  110 min

The Neighbors (2012)

The Neighbors poster

The Neighbors (2012)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

A serial killer murders a girl from his neighborhood. The residents begin to suspect him one by one, as he tries to cover his tracks and plans another kill before escape.


Starring Cast

Yunjin Kim  •   Ma Dong-seok  •   Kim Sae-ron


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film explores universal themes of fear, apathy, and the pursuit of justice within a community facing a serial killer. It focuses on individual moral courage and collective responsibility rather than promoting specific political ideologies or solutions, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a cast that reflects the cultural context of its East Asian production, offering visible diversity without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative does not appear to center on explicit critiques of traditional identities or strong DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on the limited information provided, 'The Neighbors' does not present any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements cannot be conducted, leading to a net impact rating of N/A.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "The Neighbors" is a South Korean thriller centered on a serial killer and the residents of an apartment building. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, making the portrayal N/A.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Neighbors" (2012) is an adaptation of a webtoon by Kang Full. A review of the source material and the film's character portrayals indicates no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Neighbors" (2012) is a South Korean adaptation of a South Korean webtoon. All characters are portrayed by actors of the same race (East Asian) as established in the source material and cultural context, with no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
Metacritic logo
N/A

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