The Film: College Professor Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) begins to suspect his new neighbours Oliver (Tim Robbins) and Cheryl (Joan Cusack) are terrorists after he comes across suspicious documentation. No one believes him.

The Neighbour: [Massive spoiler alert] Oliver kills Michael’s girlfriend, kidnaps his son, then eviscerates Michael, his best friend and 184 innocent bystanders, while concurrently convincing the world, including Michael’s now orphaned son, that it is in fact Michael who’s the evil terrorist. What. A. Git.

How To Avoid: Forget wartime nostalgia – always be as reclusive and unfriendly as you possibly can. Talk to no one and no one will blow you up.