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In 1999, he got the chance to direct his first feature film, American Beauty (1999). The movie earned 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes, which is a rare feat for a first-time film director.
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American Beauty is a 1999 American black comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari.
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- Thomas Newman
American Beauty (1999) R | 122 min | Drama. 8.3. Rate. 84 Metascore. A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley. Votes: 1,211,360 | Gross: $130.10M. 3. Skyfall (2012)
Rankings List Of All 5 Sam Mendes Movies 1999-2019 - IMDb. by CaptainNomad98 | created - 29 Aug 2020 | updated - 05 Feb 2022 | Public. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 5 titles. 1. 1917 (2019) R | 119 min | Action, Drama, War. 8.2. Rate. 78 Metascore. April 6th, 1917.
- 1917 (2019) Director: Sam Mendes. Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Starring George MacKay. Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott.
- AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999) Director: Sam Mendes. Writer: Alan Ball. Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper, Thora Birch, Allison Janney, Wes Bentley, Peter Gallagher.
- SKYFALL (2012) Director: Sam Mendes. Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan. Starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Naomi Harris, Ben Whishaw, Albert Finney.
- ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) Director: Sam Mendes. Writer: David Self. Starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Daniel Craig, Stanley Tucci.
Dec 10, 2022 · 9. Away We Go (2009) Mendes deserves a lot of credit for his willingness to tackle all types of genres; there’s no clearly defined template for a “Sam Mendes Movie” because of this diversity ...
American Beauty is a 1999 American drama movie directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari.
