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Feb 25, 2020 · Over a century before the true-crime boom, People v. Gillette attracted the nation's attention. Maybe you’ve seen the 1951 film A Place in the Sun, which stars Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift as star-crossed lovers — a pairing that Steve Erickson, in his novel Zeroville, called “the two most beautiful people in the history of the ...
- 'The Girl Next Door'
- 'Devil's Knot'
- 'Karla'
- 'Monster'
- 'Lost Girls'
- 'Party Monster'
- 'Boys Don't Cry'
- 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?'
- 'Snowtown'
- 'Bully'
Available to stream on Tubi TV (The Girl Next Door) and Peacock (An American Crime).
Two movies based on Sylvia Likens released in 2007 took her harrowing story to the screen. The 16-year-old daughter of traveling carnival workers was left in the care of a school friend's mother in 1965. In exchange for $20 a week, Gertrude Baniszewskipromised to room and feed the girl. What ultimately occurred was one of the most disturbing cases of pack mentality torture and murder ever recorded. Starring Elliot Page as Sylvia, An American Crime is the Sylvia Likens movie that fared better...
Available to stream on Hoopla.
Most true-crime fans will be familiar with the West Memphis Three thanks to HBO's pioneering Paradise Lost documentaries, but for those who missed it, these events took place in the heart of the Bible Belt during the infamous Satanic Panic of the late 80s and 90s. Three 8-year-old boys were found murdered by a local creek and local law enforcement surmised, incorrectly, that three local misfit teens were responsible. Based on the book Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by...
Available to rent on Amazon Video.
Labeled the "Ken and Barbie Killers," Canadian couple Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardosadistically raped and murdered three schoolgirls in Ontario between 1990 and 1992. Their crimes are among Canada's most notorious, as is Homolka's untimely release. Much controversy surrounded the film, with many Canadians still reeling from the events and firmly protesting its release. That being said,Laura Prepon and Misha Collins' performances are masterful. While some viewers resented the film from Homol...
Available to stream on Netflix.
Many of us were too young to catch Charlize Theron's Academy Award-winning performance as "America's First Female Serial Killer" Aileen Wuornos upon its release. Her transformation into the markedly disenfranchised sex worker is often heralded by critics, along with the humanity she brought to the part. As for the real Wuornos, she was put to death on October 9, 2002, after giving director Patty Jenkinshundreds of personal letters to help her gain more insight. Similar to the public response...
Available to stream on Netflix.
Based on the book Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker, Mari Gilbert's life was turned upset down when her 24-year-old daughter Shannon went missing in 2010. Feeling the police weren't taking her case seriously as she was a sex worker at the time of her disappearance, Gilbert dedicated her life to activism and advocating for murder victims. As Lost Girls shows, the search for Shannan led to the discovery of 10 bodies and the establishment of the existence of the Long Isla...
Available to stream on Peacock.
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s is synonymous with outrageous style, loud all-nighters, and every drug under the sun. Party organizer and celebrity of the time Michael Alig was one of a few elite Club Kids, who were paid insane amounts of money to turn up to events and, well, party! Based on the book Disco Bloodbath by fellow Club Kid alumni James St. James, Alig's ultimate downfall began when he boasted about murdering his drug dealer and roommate Andre 'Angel' Melendezwhile on a...
Available to rent on Apple TV.
Hilary Swank's Academy Award-winning performance should be mandatory viewing for all adults, LGBTQIA+ or otherwise. The fact that transphobia is still so prevalent over two decades after the release of Boys Don't Cry shows we still have so much to learn. The true story of trans man Brandon Teenatakes place in small-town Nebraska and is equally disturbing and infuriating. Viewers will carry this one with them forever, especially those of us who grew up in the brutal intolerance of the 90s. The...
Available to rent on Apple TV.
Departing from her comedic path, Melissa McCarthy took on the role of infamous fraudster Lee Israelin this Academy Award-winning biopicthat fell mostly under the radar for regular audiences. Israel, struggling under the burden of financial strain, her beloved cat's medical needs, and her failing writing career, discovers the booming market of celebrity memorabilia. What followed was a stroke of morally bankrupt evil genius. The real Lee Israel released a confessional memoir titled Can You Eve...
Available to stream on AMC+.
Australia has seen its fair share of serial killers (the Ivan Milat-inspired Wolf Creek springs to mind), but one case that often goes missed is South Australia's very own White-Supremiscist-Masking-As-A-Vigilante John Bunting and his band of loyal servants. Between 1992 and 1999, the charismatic Bunting befriended and then murdered 12 victims. While initially painting his crimes as 'justice' and accusing his victims of pedophilia, it became quickly apparent that Bunting just liked power and...
Available to stream on Hoopla.
This shocking tale of revenge dramatizes the 1993 murder ofBobby Kent. According to those who knew him, Kent took pleasure in the humiliation and pain of his "friends," and subjected his long-time friend Marty Puccio to physical and emotional abuse. Puccio's parents said he would often come home bruised and bloody after being with Kent. This further escalated after the two began going to the gym and taking steroids together. When Puccio's girlfriend Lisa Connelly set Kent up with her friend A...
The 1931 version of An American Tragedy is rare, and it actually follows the true story more closely than the 1951 version, A Place in the Sun.
It's also way different than An American Crime, mixing fictional elements (a better backstory and some graphic details) with what really happened. An American Crime could have better actors but The Girl Next Door had a better story. It's a tie in my opinion, two different movies that showcase different approaches.
Feb 17, 2024 · If you enjoyed “An American Crime” and are looking for similar movies to watch, here is a list of 13 films to add to your must-watch list. 1. “Monster” (2003) – Charlize Theron delivers a powerful performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in this gritty biographical drama.
In this collection we highlight some of the best films that share a very similar premise to '', and are worth checking out. 1.The Girl Next Door (2007) 1h 31m Thriller Crime Drama Horror. In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth.
An American Crime is a 2007 American crime drama film directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Elliot Page and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis single mother Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
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