Movies Like An American Crime

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Girl Next Door

2007·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Gregory Wilson

Themes: torture, rapeFans also likedCrime & Drama & Horror

Hounds of Love

2016·1h 48m·★ 6.5·Ben Young

Themes: teenage girl, rapeFans also likedCrime & Drama & Horror

Cape Fear

1991·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Martin Scorsese

Themes: child abuse, rapeFans also likedDrama & Crime

The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story

2023·1h 28m·★ 6.3·Simone Stock

Themes: teenage girl, rapeFans also likedDrama & Crime

Boy A

2008·1h 46m·★ 7.5·John Crowley

Themes: child abuse, rapeFans also likedCrime & Drama

Hard Candy

2005·1h 44m·★ 7.0·David Slade

Themes: teenage girl, torture, rapeStarring Elliot Page

Georgia Rule

2007·1h 53m·★ 5.9·Garry Marshall

Themes: dysfunctional family, teenage girlFans also liked

Carrie

1976·1h 38m·★ 7.4·Brian De Palma

Themes: teenage girl, child abuseFans also liked

A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

Themes: torture, rapeCrime & Horror

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: single mother, 1960s

The Sixth Sense

1999·1h 47m·★ 8.2·M. Night Shyamalan

Themes: single mother, child abuse

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

TMDB recommendsHorror & Crime

The Boy

2015·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Craig William Macneill

TMDB recommendsDrama & Horror

A Place Called Silence

2024·1h 59m·★ 6.5·Sam Quah

Themes: teenage girl, child abuse

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

TMDB recommends

Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

TMDB recommends

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007·1h 56m·★ 7.3·Tim Burton

Fans also likedDrama & Horror

How Good Is An American Crime?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.

Where to Watch An American Crime

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Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

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Available in 28 countries