American Beauty

4.37
    American Beauty
    1999

    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.

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    Cast

    • Kevin SpaceyLester Burnham
    • Annette BeningCarolyn Burnham
    • Thora BirchJane Burnham
    • Wes BentleyRicky Fitts
    • Mena SuvariAngela Hayes
    • Peter GallagherBuddy Kane
    • Allison JanneyBarbara Fitts
    • Chris CooperColonel Fitts
    • Scott BakulaJim Olmeyer
    • Sam RobardsJim Berkley

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Spacey, an actor who embodies intelligence in his eyes and voice, is the right choice for Lester Burnham.
    • 100

      TNT RoughCut

      A dark comical masterpiece that single-handedly announces the collapse of the American family infrastructure as it exists on the brink of Y2K.
    • 100

      Dallas Observer

      It gracefully defies the usual categories, gets under your skin in ways you cannot anticipate, then works its way straight toward the heart. It's far and away the bravest and best movie of the year.
    • 90

      Film.com

      Hilarious, slightly sick, and super-edgy ...the acting of its two principals, Annette Bening and Kevin Spacey, is so sublime that it's worth seeing on that grounds alone.
    • 90

      Washington Post

      Hilarious, painful and brutally frank.
    • 83

      Portland Oregonian

      Though excellent in many ways, American Beauty is, finally, an uneasy mix of assured technique and simplistic satire.
    • 80

      Time

      Kevin Spacey (gives) a truly great performance.
    • 80

      L.A. Weekly

      Surprises you with a kind of hardheaded romanticism.

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