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AN AMERICAN CRIME
"The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime."
20071h 37m7.3 TMDb
Directed by Tommy O'Haver
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Condensed premise
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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Movie Vibe
Suspense9.6
Emotion7.7
Complexity6.7
Humor5
Realism10
Action5
Darkness10
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓fans of atmospheric, unsettling cinema
- ✓fans of moral complexity and intrigue
May not appeal to
- –viewers sensitive to disturbing content
- –those seeking nonstop action
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