Ellen Page, Catherine Keener, Hayley McFarland
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
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October 28, 2008Very memorable roles for Ellen page and Catherine Keener that will be difficult to shake in the midst of any future movie roles. The other actors also did well. Overall, a very powerful and disturbing movie.
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September 19, 2008Powerful! This movie made me sooo mad!!! But, so good! I hate that bitch!!
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September 13, 2008A truly disturbing story taken from trial transcripts....
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An American Crime should have been as brilliant as Sybil. The story was just waiting to be filmed. The writing and directing slow this film and move it from brilliance to mediocre. Outside of Ellen Page, the acting w -
August 21, 2008Set in 1965 in Indianapolis, An American Crime tells the story of Gertrude Baniszewski (Catherine Keener) who becomes the caretaker of two young children, Jennie (Hayley McFarland) and Sylvia Likens (Ellen Page) in addition to her own five offspring, including a baby. Gertrude is...( read more)
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November 9, 2009Great acting but not far from a great movie. Just a disturbing story.
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November 4, 2009Gave this a go after watching The Girl Next Door, a fictionalized version of the same events a year or so back, it was okay, though possibly not as disturbing as TGND, in spite of the better cast in this film.
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November 3, 2009Very haunting and disturbing. Ellen Page did a very good performance!
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October 31, 2009This movie is heart-wrenching. It's really hard to understand what some people are thinking. Like Gertrude, and her kids, and the two girl's parents, and the classmates, and the neighbors. In my opinion they are ALL to blame. To know that this story is true is so horrible!!!...( read more)
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October 25, 2009Based on a true story of a woman who locked a teenager in her basement and basically tortured her to death.
The first version of this story that I saw was 'The Girl Next Door' which was a dark horror drama. That movie was hard to watch. This movie played it safe. The movie off...( read more)
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March 28, 2008I just read on IMDB that this movie isn't going to be played in the theaters but will be on Showtime. The premier will be May 10.
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March 14, 2007well after watching Hard Candy Ellen Page became on my favourites list and this movie seems like another great performance and hopefully she will get the oscar recognition she deserves
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