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An American Crime (2007) | Top 18% · CriticCrunch

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An American Crime

Movie2007·97 min

An American Crime

Directed by Tommy O'Haver

Crime Drama Horror

A crime drama film directed by Tommy O'Haver.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 18%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

788 ratings

About An American Crime

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: family dysfunction, trauma recovery, social injustice, mid century, religion, sexual violence, suburban, isolated dwelling, parent child, villain protagonist, everyman, survival, slow burn reveal, true crime

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Details

Director: Tommy O'Haver
Language: English

Cast

Elliot Page, Catherine Keener, Hayley McFarland

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How An American Crime Ranks

All movies

Top 18%

2000s movies

Top 15%

Crime movies

Top 16%

2000s Crime movies

Top 14%

★Tommy O'Haver films#1 of 4

Tommy O'Haver's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

An American Crime Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowingapproachableseriousintimatehaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

survivalslow-burn revealfamily dysfunctiontrauma recoverysocial injusticevillain protagonisteverymanparent childreligionsexual violencetrue crimesuburbanisolated dwellingmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty