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Sep 24, 1999 · Bening's character, a real estate agent who chants self-help mantras, confuses happiness with success--bad enough if you're successful, depressing if you're not. And Spacey, an actor who embodies intelligence in his eyes and voice, is the right choice for Lester Burnham.
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American Beauty. When a suburban father develops a taboo infatuation with his daughter's high school-aged friend, he is sent plummeting into an existential crisis. 4,792 IMDb 8.3 2 h 1 min 1999. X-Ray R. Drama · Intense · Sentimental · Strange. Available to rent or buy.
American Beauty, American dramatic film, released in 1999, that was a critical and box office success and earned five Academy Awards, including best picture. Writer Alan Ball and director Sam Mendes created a dark satire of suburban culture that delivers sharp jabs at a typical middle-class American family, kills off its flawed yet likable main ...
Runtime: 2:0. About. Noted theater director Sam Mendes, who was responsible for the acclaimed 1998 revival of Cabaret and Nicole Kidman's turn in The Blue Room, made his motion picture debut with this film about the dark side of an American family, and about the nature and price of beauty in a culture obsessed with outward appearances.
Sep 15, 1999 · Overview. Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend. Sam Mendes. Director. Alan Ball. Writer.
Oct 1, 1999 · American Beauty. Release Date: October 1, 1999. Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a man in his mid-40s going through an intense midlife crisis; he’s grown cynical and is convinced that he has no reason to go on.
