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Rating: 7.323/10 by 687 users

An American Crime (2007)

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

Directing:
  • Tommy O'Haver
  • Chad Rosen
  • Jan McWilliams
Writing:
  • Tommy O'Haver
  • Irene Turner
  • Tommy O'Haver
  • Irene Turner
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Jul 27, 2007

Rating: 7.323/10 by 687 users

Alternative Title:
El Encierro - MX
Um Crime Americano - BR
American Crime, An - US

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 37 minutes
Budget: $2,000,000
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: child abuse, rape, carnival, based on true story, dysfunctional family, basement, murder, teenage girl, torture, church, single mother, true crime, watching tv, jumping on a bed, 1960s, mistreatment, female child abuser

Elliot Page
Sylvia Likens
Catherine Keener
Gertrude Baniszewski
Hayley McFarland
Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens
Nick Searcy
Lester Likens
Romy Rosemont
Betty Likens
Ari Graynor
Paula Baniszewski
Scout Taylor-Compton
Stephanie Baniszewski
Tristan Jarred
Johnny Baniszewski
Hannah Leigh
Shirley Baniszewski
Michael O'Keefe
Reverend Bill Collier
Carlie Westerman
Marie Baniszewski
Evan Peters
Ricky Hobbs
Will Carter
Officer Waters
Paul Grace
Cottin Candy Vendor (uncredited)
James Meehan
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Paul Palo
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Gary Sievers
Carnie (uncredited)

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.

HikariWS

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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