6 Best Voyeur and Nosy Neighbor Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 11, 2026

The uneasy thrill of watching, and being watched, by the people next door powers tense thrillers. Disturbia has a teenager under house arrest convinced his reclusive neighbor is a killer, Rear Window is the original, and Sliver has a woman secretly watched in a high-tech apartment building. The ‘Burbs, Body Double and Peeping Tom round out the six.

Disturbia (2007)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A teenager under house arrest becomes convinced his reclusive neighbour is a serial killer.

Directed by D.J. Caruso · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Freeform · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sliver (1993)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A woman new to a high-tech apartment building doesn't realise she is being secretly watched through hidden cameras.

Directed by Phillip Noyce · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The 'Burbs (1989)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A suburban man becomes convinced his strange new neighbours are hiding something sinister.

Directed by Joe Dante · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Body Double (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A struggling actor witnesses a murder while spying on his neighbour through a telescope.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Peeping Tom (1960)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 96%

A shy cameraman films his victims' final moments of terror as part of his own twisted project.

Directed by Michael Powell · 1h 41m · Rated NR

1 win

Where to watch

Stream: Cultpix, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel, Chilling · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Rear Window (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A photographer laid up with a broken leg becomes convinced he's witnessed a murder across the courtyard.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 53m · Rated PG

Nominated for 4 Oscars7 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Voyeur and Nosy Neighbor Movies

Disturbia (2007)

Sliver (1993)

The 'Burbs (1989)

Body Double (1984)

Peeping Tom (1960)

Rear Window (1954)

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