Ellen Page,
Catherine Keener,
Hayley McFarland,
Ari Graynor,
Evan Peters
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The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
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October 28, 2008Very memorable roles for Ellen page and Catherine Keener that will be difficult to shake in the midst of any future movie roles. The other actors also did well. Overall, a very powerful and disturbing movie.
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September 19, 2008Powerful! This movie made me sooo mad!!! But, so good! I hate that bitch!!
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September 13, 2008A truly disturbing story taken from trial transcripts....
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An American Crime should have been as brilliant as Sybil. The story was just waiting to be filmed. The writing and directing slow this film and move it from brilliance to mediocre. Outside of Ellen Page, the acting w -
August 21, 2008Set in 1965 in Indianapolis, An American Crime tells the story of Gertrude Baniszewski (Catherine Keener) who becomes the caretaker of two young children, Jennie (Hayley McFarland) and Sylvia Likens (Ellen Page) in addition to her own five offspring, including a baby. Gertrude is...( read more)
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January 29, 2010Based on the actual transcripts of the court case from 1966, this film is even more shocking that it first appears. Keener, while trying to "protect" her loose and pregnant oldest daughter, continues to "punish" Sylvia for simply not being as big a screw-up as her own daughter. S...( read more)
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January 23, 2010A Sad mOvie where a gurl get;z abused by theSe ppl whO She Stay;z wit :(
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January 20, 2010Same feeling I had when I read "A Child Called It"; so mad I wanted to cry, can't even explain
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January 6, 2010Veramente bello e parecchio disturbante, la Keener si è probabilmente superata, anche se ora sono decisamente turbata (eh infatti probabilmente era quello lo scopo del film, Anna!)
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March 28, 2008I just read on IMDB that this movie isn't going to be played in the theaters but will be on Showtime. The premier will be May 10.
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March 14, 2007well after watching Hard Candy Ellen Page became on my favourites list and this movie seems like another great performance and hopefully she will get the oscar recognition she deserves
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