An American Crime
2007 · 97 min · Crime / Drama / Horror · TMDB 7.3
The short version:Reads as extreme & torture, serial killer & crime. Heavy on child abuse, sexual assault, torture.
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Synopsis
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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Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- TortureHeavyinferred from keywords
- Realistic, grounded violenceModerateinferred from keywords
Children & pregnancy
- Child abuseHeavyinferred from keywords
Sexual content & violence
- Sexual assaultHeavyinferred from keywords
Phobias & sensory
- Claustrophobia & confinementBriefinferred from keywords