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American Beauty is a black comedy-drama film about a middle-aged man's midlife crisis and his obsession with his teenage daughter's friend. The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture, and explores themes of beauty, love, sexuality, and materialism in suburbia.
Oct 1, 1999 · 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.
Sep 24, 1999 · A comedy-tragedy about a man who rebels against his empty life and finds freedom in a teenage girl. Read Roger Ebert's analysis of the film's themes, characters and performances, and his final verdict on its victory and loss.
Watch the official trailer of American Beauty, a 1999 drama film starring Kevin Spacey as a middle-aged man who has a midlife crisis and falls for his daughter's friend. Learn about the film's plot, themes, awards and production background.
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is a gainfully employed suburban husband and father. Fed up with his boring, stagnant existence, he quits his job and decides to reinvent himself as a pot-smoking,...
American Beauty. 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 p...
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his...