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Release Date: 2007

Cast: Carlie Westerman, Tristan Jarred, Bradley Whitford, Will Carter, Scout Taylor-Compton, Channing Nichols, Ari Graynor, Amy Ferguson, Jeremy Sumpter, Edward James Gage, Michael Welch, Nick Searcy ...MORE

Cast: Carlie Westerman, Tristan Jarred, Bradley Whitford, Will Carter, Scout Taylor-Compton, Channing Nichols, Ari Graynor, Amy Ferguson, Jeremy Sumpter, Edward James Gage, Michael Welch, Nick Searcy, Romy Rosemont, Hayley McFarland, Kuma, Eliza Dean, Catherine Keener, Scott Eastwood, Evan Peters, James Franco, Hannah Leigh Dworkin, Ellen Page, James E. Meehan ...LESS

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An American Crime is a 2007 American crime-drama film starring Ellen Page and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Because of internal problems with the film's original distributor, First Look International, the film was not released theatrically. The Showtime television network officially premiered An American Crime on May 10, 2008. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe, an Emmy (both for Keener's performance) and a Writer's Guild... MORE

An American Crime is a 2007 American crime-drama film starring Ellen Page and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Because of internal problems with the film's original distributor, First Look International, the film was not released theatrically. The Showtime television network officially premiered An American Crime on May 10, 2008. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe, an Emmy (both for Keener's performance) and a Writer's Guild Award. An American Crime alternates between the 1966 trial of Gertrude Baniszewski (Catherine Keener), and lengthy flashbacks to the events of the previous year described by the witnesses. 16-year-old Sylvia Likens (Ellen Page) and her 15-year-old sister, Jenny (Hayley McFarland), have, in the past, travelled with their parents who work on the carnival circuit, where Sylvia always felt safe riding the merry-go-round. She and Jenny now live with their mother Betty Likens (Romy Rosemont), who recently separated from their father Lester Likens (Nick Searcy). Betty reconciles with him and they decide LESS