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title: 'Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rob Schmidt'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crime-and-punishment-in-suburbia-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197384/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)

2000 · 95 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Crime and 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rob Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-schmidt)
- **Screenplay:** [Larry Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-gross)
- **Producer:** [Larry Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-gross), [Christine Vachon](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-vachon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-brook)

## Cast

- [Conchata Ferrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/conchata-ferrell)
- [Lucinda Jenney](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucinda-jenney)
- [Michael Ironside](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ironside)
- [Vincent Kartheiser](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-kartheiser)
- [James DeBello](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-debello)
- [Nicki Aycox](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicki-aycox)
- [Monica Keena](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-keena)
- [Jeffrey Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-wright)
- [Brad Greenquist](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-greenquist)
- [Marshall R. Teague](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-r-teague)
- [Bonnie Somerville](https://cinepixo.com/people/bonnie-somerville)
- [Ellen Barkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-barkin)
- [Valerie Wildman](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-wildman)

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