The Assassin Next Door (2009)

The fate of characters in movies depends on where they live. Or, more importantly, who lives next door to them. Those blessed with a light-hearted destiny are likely to reside in the musical The Girl Next Door (1954) or the rom-com The Girl Next Door (2004). Adults looking for foreign flair are bound to be in the French romance The Woman Next Door (1981) or the Asian romp The Japanese Wife Next Door (2004). On the darker side of the street, you’ll find the drug drama The People Next Door (1970) and the horror flick The Girl Next Door (2007) with the erotic thriller The Boy Next Door (2015) and the dramedy The Shrink Next Door (2021) somewhere in between. Yet for onlookers interested in action, drama and skinternational intrigue, there’s The Assassin Next Door (2009). Danny Lerner’s R rated film follows Galia (Olga Kurylenko), a Ukrainian sex slave in Tel Aviv, who convinces a Russian mobster that she’s better suited for assassination work. Although her job is dangerous and pays hardly anything, Galia’s new gig comes with an apartment. The apartment comes with neighbor Elinor (Ninette Tayeb) who is battered by her husband. Of course, it doesn’t take long for the women to befriend one another and plot their escape. But before they lose their oppressive men, Galia loses her top! At the 01:11:26-minute mark, Olga bares her breasts while being examined by three women. If that’s not erotic enough, she reveals her rump. Now, that’s what we call an ass-assin!