The Resident is a 2011 British thriller film directed by Antti Jokinen and starring Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Swank stars as a recently single woman who rents an apartment in New York City and comes to suspect that someone is stalking her.

Eventually Juliet breaks off her romantic relationship with Max, saying that her kissing him and them almost having sex was a mistake and she was too caught up in her emotions to realize what she was doing because of her feelings for Jack.

That night, Max drugs Juliet and attempts to rape her while she sleeps, but she awakens and he flees after giving her an injection.

The film was shown in a limited number of American cinemas on 17 February 2011 and was then released direct to DVD in the United States on 29 March 2011.

"[5] On the other hand, Nigel Andrews of The Financial Times gave the film 4 stars (out of 5) and praised Swank's performance.

[6] Total Film were also fairly positive: "A sturdy cast and moody camerawork propel this taut, slow-simmering thriller out of the exploitation gutter; the gonzo psycho-killer climax drags it back in.