Austin Williams, Benjamin Ross Kaplan, Blanche Baker
Based on the 1965 true story about Sylvia Likens was brutally tortured, raped and eventually murdered in the basement of a family member's Indiana home.
DVD Release Date: December 4, 2007
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December 25, 2008After all the hype, I couldn't help but be disappointed. But it's not all my fault. The film feels like a TV movie with f-bombs. Even the depravity feels somehow sterilized.
The young lady playing Meg cannot be faulted, she was quite good given what little she had to work w...( read more) -
October 29, 2008It made me cry. To think this happens all over and nothing is done to help those in need.
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July 6, 2008A truly scary serious drama. Between the kids' acting and the timeless villainess of Ruth, this is a definite keeper. It's real, it's brutal, and it's well paced. There are a few plot holes, but that may have been lack of attention span on my part, in which case the detail was to...( read more)
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April 22, 2008Not to be confused with the delightful rom-com of the same name this is an entirely different film. Sick, sadistic and mind numbingly horrific are just a few words to describe the acts that happen in this film but not the film itself. Gore hounds may be dissapointed by the decisi...( read more)
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December 5, 2007Based on the 1965 true story about Sylvia Likens was brutally tortured, raped and eventually murdered in the basement of a family member's Indiana home. This is a real horror movie, This is not your Friday the 13th or Halloween laughable horror movie that leaves you chuckling an...( read more)
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October 17, 2009the saddest, cruel and most disturbing movie ever...
the worst part is that it's based on a true story
cannot imagine at all what kind of a life that woman must have had to become such a heartless monster. -
September 26, 2009This is perhaps the most traumatic film i have ever see, i do not know how any thick skinned woman or horrow buff could watch this film without it making your soul cringe at the things that happened to this poor girl, it is so rare that stories of horrors such as these have anyon...( read more)
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September 5, 2009Based on the Jack Ketchum novel of the same name, The Girl Next Door follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt...and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.
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November 23, 2008I AM NOT RECOMMENDING THIS MOVIE!!! I started watching it this afternoon-not realizing what it was until I "refreshed" my memory by looking it up on Flixster. Upon visiting IMDB-I was horrified to see some of the comments-WTF??? There are some very sick people in the world and calling this film entertainment is dispicable...
The subject matter was disturbing enough but what was most vile was the fact that children/young teens were made to participate in this film and that is criminal. I don't believe in censorship but I am sickened that such a film was made,with under-age actors. I am also totally disgusted that there is a debate on IMDB about whether or not this film is good" torture porn"-a "genre" I am pleased to say I am not interested in. -
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December 4, 2007I think because of the subject material some people might have a hard time watching this film because of what happen to this girl named Sylvia Marie Likens is very sad.I expect An American Crime to be a better film because of the cast,from Ellen Page playing the role of Sylvia & Catherine Keener.
Based on true events of one of the worst child abuse cases in the United States.
This film is more like a tv film in the way is filmed but with the exception of some nudity scenes,is not so graphic & the cast is ok,don't get me wrong few good performances but not everyone delivers good performances so don't expect top notch acting that will blow you away.
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