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An American Crime

The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime.

2007★ 7.3 · 7821h 37mCrimeDramaHorror

Overview

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

Elliot Page
as Sylvia Likens

James Franco
as Andy

Evan Peters
as Ricky Hobbs

Scott Eastwood
as Eric

Catherine Keener
as Gertrude Baniszewski

Bradley Whitford
as Prosecutor

Hayley McFarland
as Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens

Michael O'Keefe
as Reverend Bill Collier

Brian Geraghty
as Bradley

Nick Searcy
as Lester Likens

Scout Taylor-Compton
as Stephanie Baniszewski

Michael Welch
as Teddy

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7.3/ 10

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Release date: 2007-07-27

Budget: $2,000,000

Runtime: 1h 37m

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CrimeDramaHorror

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