American Beauty (1999)

Name: American Beauty
Released: 1999
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari

• Movies, Drama

• 122 min

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Directed by: Sam Mendes
Casting: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards, Barry Del Sherman, Ara Celi, John Cho, Fort Atkinson, Sue Casey, Kent Faulcon, Brenda Wehle, Lisa Cloud, Alison Faulk, Krista Goodsitt, Lily Houtkin, Carolina Lancaster, Mona Leah, Chekesha Van Putten, Emily Zachary, Nancy Anderson, Reshma Gajjar, Stephanie Rizzo, Heather Joy Sher, Chelsea Hertford, Amber Smith, Joel McCrary, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Dennis Anderson, Matthew Kimbrough, Erin Cathryn Strubbe, Bruce Cohen, Elaine Corral Kendall, James Hunter, Spencer Kayden, Tom Miller
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1999-09-15
Status: Released

Tags: estate agent, adultery, coming out, first time, virgin, cheating, parent child relationship, age difference, midlife crisis, cheerleader, dark comedy, rose, satire, dysfunctional family, suburbia, coming of age, sexual fantasy, dysfunctional marriage, marijuana, loneliness, love affair, exercise, extramarital affair, realtor, quitting a job, voyeur, neighborhood, retired army man, closeted homosexual, singing in a car, gay theme, existential, teenager, camcorder

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.