Movie
American Beauty
1999R2h 2m8.0 / 10
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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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Synopsis
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About American Beauty
Cast
Kevin SpaceyLester Burnham
Annette BeningCarolyn Burnham
Thora BirchJane Burnham
Wes BentleyRicky Fitts
Mena SuvariAngela Hayes
Peter GallagherBuddy Kane
Allison JanneyBarbara Fitts
Chris CooperColonel FittsCredits
- Directed by
- Sam Mendes
- Written by
- Alan Ball
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $356.3M
Production
DreamWorks PicturesUnited States- Jinks/Cohen CompanyUnited States
Themes
adulteryage differencecamcordercheatingcheerleadercloseted homosexualcoming of agecoming outdark comedydysfunctional familydysfunctional marriageestate agentexerciseexistential
