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Movie poster: An American Crime (2007)
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An American Crime

2007 · 97 min Crime Drama Horror
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

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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📋 Film Details

Year 2007
Country United States of America
Genre Crime, Drama, Horror
Director Tommy O'Haver
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (762 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Tommy O'Haver

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

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