American Beauty (1999)

Name: American Beauty
Director: Sam Mendes
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-09-15
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley

Drama

Director: Sam Mendes

Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley

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Runtime122 min

Rating18

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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.

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American Beauty is a 1999 American black comedy and psychological 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. Annette Bening stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, and Allison Janney co-star. Academics have described the film as satirizing how beauty and personal satisfaction are perceived by the American middle class; further analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, materialism and self-liberation.