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.
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Standard length · 1h 37m
At 1h 37m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Crime · Drama · Horror
TMDB files it under crime, drama, and horror.
4 subscriptions · 12 free · 5 to rent · 5 to buy
Included with 4 subscription services: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and 1 more. Free or ad-supported on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, and 9 more. Listed to rent from 5 stores. Listed to buy from 5 stores.
7.3 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 798 votes, a strong audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.
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