An American Crime
The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime.
2007 | 97m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Tommy O'Haver |
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| Writer: | Tommy O'Haver, Irene Turner |
| Staring: |
| The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 27, 2007 |
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| Director: | Tommy O'Haver |
| Writer: | Tommy O'Haver, Irene Turner |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Crime |
| Keywords | child abuse, rape, carnival, based on true story, murder, basement, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, torture, church, single mother, true crime, watching tv, jumping on a bed, 1960s, mistreatment, female child abuser |
| Production Companies | Killer Films, John Wells Productions, First Look International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bradley Whitford | Prosecutor |
| James Franco | Andy |
| Scott Eastwood | Eric |
| Michael O'Keefe | Reverend Bill Collier |
| Carlie Westerman | Marie Baniszewski |
| Michelle Benes | Hope Orbach |
| Jeremy Sumpter | Coy Hubbard |
| Brian Geraghty | Bradley |
| Channing Nichols | Patty |
| Michael Welch | Teddy |
| Evan Peters | Ricky Hobbs |
| Amy Ferguson | Sally |
| Will Carter | Officer Waters |
| Edward James Gage | Bailiff |
| Patricia Place | Mrs. Doyle |
| Paul Grace | Cottin Candy Vendor (uncredited) |
| James Meehan | Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Paul Palo | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
| Gary Sievers | Carnie (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tommy O'Haver | Director, Screenplay, Author |
| Molly O'Haver | Set Costumer |
| Hugh Dancy | Thanks |
| Irene Turner | Screenplay, Author |
| Alan Ari Lazar | Original Music Composer |
| Judy Cook | Casting |
| Michael V. Nicolo | Casting Associate |
| Zach Bangma | Art Direction |
| Alix Hester | Costume Design |
| Jorjee Douglass | Makeup Department Head |
| Beau J. Genot | Post Production Supervisor |
| Chad Rosen | Assistant Director |
| Ed McDermott II | Stunts |
| Lori Ayala-Read | Costume Supervisor |
| Mato | Color Timer |
| Jonathan Bell | Thanks |
| Billy Mulligan | Thanks |
| Spring Aspers | Music Supervisor |
| Scott Stolz | Sound Mixer |
| Byron Shah | Director of Photography |
| Anya Colloff | Casting |
| Amy McIntyre Britt | Casting |
| Nathan Amondson | Production Design |
| Lisa Alkofer | Set Decoration |
| Daniel Curet | Hair Department Head |
| Stuart Burkin | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Jonathan McCoy | Unit Production Manager |
| David Waine | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Lou Simon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Carlos A. Aragon | Location Manager |
| Kirsten Smith | Thanks |
| Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Jeff Clark | Steadicam Operator |
| Melissa Kent | Editor |
| John Waters | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jocelyn Hayes | Producer |
| Hans Ritter | Co-Producer |
| Pamela Koffler | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 12 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 12 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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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. ...
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.