Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 5.8 · 27% critics
A popular high school senior dreams of escaping a tense, broken home and starting over after graduation. But when a violent trauma shatters that future, the story turns into a dark suburban drama about guilt, pressure, and the cost of desperate choices.
Also known as Crime and Punishment in Suburbia
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-08-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 27/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (58 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a bleak, moody teen drama about trauma and guilt with an indie edge; Not for you if you want likable characters, a fast pace, or a more straightforward thriller like The Substitute.
Pros: dark atmosphere; haunting mood; strong performances | Cons: uneven tone; thin characters; slow, frustrating pacing
Themes
- rape
- obsession
- falsely accused
- trial
- murder
- guilt
- incest
Cast & crew
Monica Keena
as Roseanne Skolnick
Ellen Barkin
as Maggie Skolnick
Michael Ironside
as Fred Skolnick
Vincent Kartheiser
as Vincent
James DeBello
as Jimmy
Jeffrey Wright
as Chris
Conchata Ferrell
as Bella
Marshall R. Teague
as Coach
Nicki Aycox
as Cecil
Lucinda Jenney
as Vincent's Mom
Directed by Rob Schmidt