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An American Crime

"The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime."

2007-07-27 Crime 1hr 37m

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

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The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

  • Released
    2007-07-27
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $2,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Crime, Drama, Horror
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    First Look International, Killer Films, John Wells Productions

Crew

Tommy O'Haver
Director
Tommy O'Haver
Screenplay
Jocelyn Hayes
Producer

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Cast

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Sylvia Likens
Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Gertrude Baniszewski
Hayley McFarland

Hayley McFarland

Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens
Nick Searcy

Nick Searcy

Lester Likens
Romy Rosemont

Romy Rosemont

Betty Likens
Ari Graynor

Ari Graynor

Paula Baniszewski
Scout Taylor-Compton

Scout Taylor-Compton

Stephanie Baniszewski
Tristan Jarred

Tristan Jarred

Johnny Baniszewski
Hannah Leigh

Hannah Leigh

Shirley Baniszewski
Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Reverend Bill Collier
Carlie Westerman

Carlie Westerman

Marie Baniszewski
Michelle Benes

Michelle Benes

Hope Orbach
Jeremy Sumpter

Jeremy Sumpter

Coy Hubbard
Evan Peters

Evan Peters

Ricky Hobbs
Will Carter

Will Carter

Officer Waters
Patricia Place

Patricia Place

Mrs. Doyle
Paul Grace

Paul Grace

Cottin Candy Vendor (uncredited)
James Meehan

James Meehan

Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Paul Palo

Paul Palo

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Gary Sievers

Gary Sievers

Carnie (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for An American Crime
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A Review by tanty 5

Written by tanty on 2013-01-27

Very good performances from Ellen Page and Catherine Keener for quite an empty movie. Could have been done much, much better with a prope... read more

Very good performances from Ellen Page and Catherine Keener for quite an empty movie. Could have been done much, much better with a proper direction and script.

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A Review by HikariWS

Written by HikariWS on 2021-04-21

Nice point of view of the torturers. It'd be easy to just show them as evil demons having fun doing bad things. I liked how the script po... read more

Nice point of view of the torturers. It'd be easy to just show them as evil demons having fun doing bad things. I liked how the script portrays what they might had thought, sometimes very subtle. As the guy who had a crush on her and was rejected while she was still free, and later marked her. Paula who was pregnant and projected all her issues on Sylvia and wanted her to be seen as a prostitute. And Gertrudes herself who was old and ugly and probably was envy of Sylvia. Such possible motivations were shown without stimulating us to feel anger for them.

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A Review by Andres Gomez

Very good performances from Ellen Page and Catherine Keener for quite an empty movie. Could have been done much, much better with a proper direction and script....

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A Review by tanty 5

Written by tanty on 2013-01-27

Very good performances from Ellen Page and Catherine Keener for quite an empty movie. Could have been done much, much better with a proper direction and script....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by HikariWS

Written by HikariWS on 2021-04-21

Nice point of view of the torturers. It'd be easy to just show them as evil demons having fun doing bad things. I liked how the script portrays what they might had thought, sometimes very subtle. ...

read more