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   • 8.3/10 8.3/10 IMDb
   • 87% 87% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus Flawlessly cast and brimming with dark, acid wit, American Beauty is a smart, provocative high point of late '90s mainstream Hollywood film. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   Sep 24, 1999 · American Beauty movie review & film summary (1999)

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   American Beauty

   • 87% (192)
   • Director: Sam Mendes

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Kevin Spacey

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   American Beauty (1999) is a tragic, absurdist, satirical and dark domestic tale - and the debut feature film of British-London theatrical-stage director Sam Mendes.

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   Our review: Parents say (17 ): Kids say (29 ): Lester, who narrates this riveting film, informs viewers at the beginning that he will be dead by the end. As in the classic Hemmingway short story, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," he becomes passionate and vital at last, which is unsettling to everyone around him.

   • 4/5
   • Actors: Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari

   • Director: Sam Mendes
   • Produce Company: Dreamworks

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   Overall, American Beauty is a well-written and meaningful piece of cinema that showcases the complexities of life and love amid societal shallowness. Its humor, pacing, and score make it an entertaining watch while still delivering a poignant message. American Beauty is a deeply penetrating and thought-provoking film.

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   American Beauty: Directed by Sam Mendes. With Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley. A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.

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   Is American Beauty a good movie?

   • Flawlessly cast and brimming with dark, acid wit, American Beauty is a smart, provocative high point of late '90s mainstream Hollywood film. American Beauty is deeply disturbing, acerbically funny, brilliantly acted, breathtakingly original and highly sophisticated.

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   Is American Beauty a comedy?

   • Chris Cooper as Colonel Fitts Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham Annette Bening as Carolyn Burnham Thora Birch as Jane Burnham Wes Bentley as Ricky Fitts "American Beauty" is a comedy because we laugh at the absurdity of the hero's problems.

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   Is American Beauty an Oscar worthy movie?

   • In any case, American Beauty remains an Oscar worthy movie, in part, because of the flawless acting of Annette Bening and Kevin Spacey, who play two iconic roles even though they're essentially playing clichés, which is a super under-appreciated accomplishment. Seriously, think about it.

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   Where can I watch American Beauty?

   • Watch American Beauty with a subscription on Paramount+, rent on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. Flawlessly cast and brimming with dark, acid wit, American Beauty is a smart, provocative high point of late '90s mainstream Hollywood film.

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   Sep 15, 1999 · Provoked by forbidden passions, Lester Burnham (Spacey) decides to make a few changes in his rut of a life, changes that are less midlife crisis than adolescence reborn. The freer he gets, the happier he gets, which is even more maddening to his wife, Carolyn (Bening), and daughter Jane (Birch) --especially when he turns his lustful gaze toward Jane's friend, the sultry Angela (Suvari ...