Crime and Punishment in Suburbia

Crime and Punishment in Suburbia
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Schmidt
Written byLarry Gross
Based onCrime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
Edited byGabriel Wrye
Music byMichael Brook
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • January 24, 2000 (2000-01-24) (Sundance)
  • September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$26,394[1]

Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (stylized as Crime + Punishment in Suburbia) is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Rob Schmidt, written by Larry Gross, and starring Monica Keena, Vincent Kartheiser, Jeffrey Wright, James DeBello, Michael Ironside and Ellen Barkin. The film is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel Crime and Punishment, and focuses on a high school student who plots to murder her stepfather after he brutally rapes her.

The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival before being given a limited theatrical release through United Artists in September of that year. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $26,394 at the United States box office.

  1. ^ "Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2020.