The Boys Next Door

Keeps you laughing from beginning to end.

Watched it and will watch again! Beautiful and touching story about mental health and those it touches.

This 1996 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie is right up there at the top of my "Favorite's List." The cast is superb -- each actor plays his part so well that you believe he is 'the character.' While it is difficult to choose a favorite character, I would say that Courtney B. Vance (who portrayed Lucien) would have to be my pick. The story, while very touching, is also packed with humor -- one minute you're wiping tears away from a very touching moment, and the next, your're wiping away tears from laughing so much. This movie definitely deserves to be in the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

We watched this when it first came out, loved it then, and it’s still just as touching, funny, and endearing.

I love this sweet movie and was happy to find it on Amazon!

Great movie. I tried for years off and on to get this movie. So happy to have it!

Great movie

This is a made-for-television, Hallmark Hall of Fame film that is small in scale but big in heart. A true ensemble piece, every actor turns in a first-rate performance: Nathan Lane (The Bird Cage, Mouse Hunt), Michael Jeter, Robert Sean Leonard (Much Ado About Nothing), and Courtney B. Vance as mentally-challenged men living in a group home together; with Tony Goldwyn (Joshua, Tarzan, Last Tattoo) as the social worker who holds it all together. Also featured is Mare Winningham as Nathan's character's girlfriend. Funny, touching and unforgettable, it gives you insight into the lives of people whose challenges may be more obvious than our own; but who, nonetheless, possess the same desires and goals - to be whole, to fit in, to be loved.This is one of Goldwyn's best performances to date, because he shows tenderness as well as strength, making him vulnerable, making him real. As the social worker Jack, he is torn between his love for his guys in the home, and his need to make a decent living and take care of his wife. The extra features give you a look into the thinking of each actor behind his performance, as well as the director's take on the piece, which is based on the play by Tom Griffin. This is a great movie to snuggle up with someone you love and watch with a big bowl of popcorn. Expect to laugh and cry.Waitsel Smith