An American Crime

"The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime."

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7.3/10

759 votes

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Budget

$2.0M

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Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

56.8K

Daily Avg

946

7-Day Trend

-24%

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Story Setting

Set In

Indiana

Inspired By

murder of Sylvia Likens(murder)

Characters

Sylvia Likens

Gertrude Baniszewski

Paula Baniszewski

Extended Crew & Production

Film Editing

Melissa Kent

Music / Score

Alan Lazar

Production Companies

First Look StudiosKiller Films

Distributors

NetflixShowtime

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch An American Crime

Available in 13 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV	The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	Plex	—	—
Canada	—	Plex	—	—
Australia	—	Plex, Hoopla	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Germany16

France12

Spain18

FinlandK-16

Mexico18

Netherlands16

Production

Director

Tommy O'Haver

Writers

Tommy O'Haver, Tommy O'Haver, Irene Turner, Irene Turner

Production Companies

First Look InternationalKiller FilmsJohn Wells Productions

Cast

Elliot Page

Sylvia Likens

Catherine Keener

Gertrude Baniszewski

Hayley McFarland

Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens

Nick Searcy

Lester Likens

Romy Rosemont

Betty Likens

Ari Graynor

Paula Baniszewski

Scout Taylor-Compton

Stephanie Baniszewski

Tristan Jarred

Johnny Baniszewski

Hannah Leigh

Shirley Baniszewski

Bradley Whitford

Prosecutor

James Franco

Andy

Scott Eastwood

Eric

Tags & Keywords

child abuserapecarnivalbased on true storydysfunctional familybasementmurderteenage girltorturechurchsingle mothertrue crimewatching tvjumping on a bed1960s

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