Neighbors

Neighbors (1920)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (719 ratings)

Buster Keaton stars in the short black-and-white silent comedy The Neighbors, also known as Backyard and Mailbox. The story is basically a variation on Romeo & Juliet set in a regular working-class neighborhood. Keaton falls in love with his neighbor, played by Virginia Fox. Joe Roberts and Joe… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Edward F. Cline
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1920 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's a spirited Buster Keaton classic short of the period.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    Pretty funny Keaton film.

  • Eric B


    The racist humor (Keaton gets mud on his face and is mistaken for a black man) is funny for the wrong reason, but you'll laugh all the same. And the acrobatic gags involving Keaton standing on others' shoulders are wonderful.

  • Chris B


    Definitely not the best of the shorts in the Keaton collection "Neighbors" at 19 minutes in length still lags a little bit at times as there is too much time between gags. This isn't to say the film is bad by any means, it's rather quite good and way better than… More

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