An American Crime

Movie

2007

1h 37m

English

Crime, Drama, Horror

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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.

An American Crime

Movie

2007

1h 37m

English

Crime, Drama, Horror

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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.

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Cast

Sylvia Likens

Gertrude Baniszewski

Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens

Lester Likens

Betty Likens

Paula Baniszewski

Stephanie Baniszewski

Johnny Baniszewski

Shirley Baniszewski

Prosecutor

Andy

Eric

Reverend Bill Collier

Marie Baniszewski

Hope Orbach

Coy Hubbard

Bradley

Patty

Teddy

Ricky Hobbs

Sally

Officer Waters

Bailiff

Mrs. Doyle

Cottin Candy Vendor (uncredited)

Directed By: Tommy O'Haver

Written By: Tommy O'Haver (Screenplay), Irene Turner (Screenplay)

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DiscoDoll says...

5 years ago

Truly utterly disturbing but less so than the actual case. So sad and wrong what people will do to each other...

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CinemanicBonkers says...

7 years ago

I've seen, The girl next door , the fictionalized version of the true story but liked this more because of being more based on the facts behind the case that I'm horrified with. Knowing the story already, i wasn't surprised how dark, deep and tense at times this film was gonna be like, though not has much violence as the other version that made it easy to watch, some times I can get a little frizz on that kinda stuff because of it being based on a true story, but I felt Sylvia likens pain so I guess it felt the same. I thought Ellen Page performance was very strong, and the cast that supported her did a good job. RIP Sylvia likens.

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buttguts says...

7 years ago

The cast gives great performances (the kids being the exception, of course) but I thought this was ultimately a letdown but not a compete failure. Baniszewski was sympathized a little too much for my liking. I'm sorry, even for the 60s there's some evil in you if you were abusing children at this level.

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JuanFortran says...

5 years ago

What is the name of a movie very similar to An American Crime and The Girl Netx Door, where a girl is kidnapped by a couple when she goes to a party and eventually manages to escape finding her mother in the street?

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HikariWS

3 years ago

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. More

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Andres Gomez

6 years ago

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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