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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.1 / 100
2007·Biography / Crime / Drama·1h 38m

AN AMERICAN CRIME

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

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

Above the Line
Tommy O'Haver·DirectorTommy O'Haver·ScreenplayIrene Turner·ScreenplayByron Shah·Director of PhotographyAlan Ari Lazar·Original Music ComposerMelissa Kent·Editor
Cast
Elliot Page·Sylvia LikensCatherine Keener·Gertrude BaniszewskiHayley McFarland·Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' LikensNick Searcy·Lester LikensRomy Rosemont·Betty LikensAri Graynor·Paula BaniszewskiScout Taylor-Compton·Stephanie BaniszewskiTristan Jarred·Johnny BaniszewskiHannah Leigh·Shirley BaniszewskiBradley Whitford·Prosecutor
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Tommy O'Haver·DirectorChad Rosen·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Tommy O'Haver·ScreenplayIrene Turner·ScreenplayIrene Turner·AuthorTommy O'Haver·Author
Camera· 1
Byron Shah·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Melissa Kent·EditorMato·Color Timer
Sound & Music· 1
Alan Ari Lazar·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
Zach Bangma·Art DirectionAlix Hester·Costume DesignNathan Amondson·Production DesignLisa Alkofer·Set DecorationLori Ayala-Read·Costume SupervisorMolly O'Haver·Set Costumer
Production· 8
Jocelyn Hayes·ProducerPamela Koffler·Executive ProducerHans Ritter·Co-ProducerStuart Burkin·Executive In Charge Of ProductionJonathan McCoy·Unit Production ManagerAnya Colloff·CastingCarlos A. Aragon·Location ManagerJudy Cook·Casting
Other Departments· 6
David Waine·Special Effects CoordinatorJonathan Bell·ThanksEd McDermott II·StuntsLou Simon·Stunt CoordinatorDaniel Curet·Hair Department HeadBeau J. Genot·Post Production Supervisor
By the Numbers
76.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
38%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind An American Crime's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A0A0A
#8C6B5C
#FFFFFF
Mood
Somber, Intense, Mysterious
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "An American Crime" features two women's faces in close-up, split vertically, with a smaller, shadowy figure of a person huddled on the gro”

crimedrama
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty, Foggy
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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