An American Crime (2007) movie poster

An American Crime

2007 ·1h 37m · ★ 7.3 (763)

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

Why it matters

Horror DNA

Gore
43
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
86
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
71
Survival
50

Setting

Church

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentDehumanizationTorture

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

1960sbased on true storybasementcarnivalchild abusedysfunctional familyfemale child abuserjumping on a bedmistreatmentmurderrapesingle motherteenage girltorturetrue crimewatching tv

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