19992h 2mDir. Sam Mendes

American Beauty

Name: American Beauty
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-09-15
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari

“... look closer”

Drama

5.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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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.

Starring:Kevin Spacey,Annette Bening,Thora Birch,Wes Bentley,Mena Suvari

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Kevin Spacey

Lester Burnham

Annette Bening

Carolyn Burnham

Thora Birch

Jane Burnham

Wes Bentley

Ricky Fitts

Mena Suvari

Angela Hayes

Peter Gallagher

Buddy Kane

Allison Janney

Barbara Fitts

Chris Cooper

Colonel Fitts

Scott Bakula

Jim Olmeyer

Sam Robards

Jim Berkley

Barry Del Sherman

Brad

Ara Celi

Sale House Woman #1

Key Production Crew

Director

Sam Mendes

Screenplay & Writers

Alan Ball

Cinematography

Conrad Hall

Original Score

Thomas Newman

Producers

Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen

Film Details

Budget$15,000,000

Box Office Revenue$356,296,601

Original Languageen

Production Studios

DreamWorks PicturesJinks/Cohen Company

Keywords & Themes

#estate agent#adultery#coming out#first time#virgin#cheating#parent child relationship#age difference#midlife crisis#cheerleader

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

So, American Beauty—the movie I didn’t expect to love, but then BAM! I was sucked into its weird, darkly hilarious, and oddly beautiful vortex. You look at the premise and think, Oh, just another midlife crisis movie whe...

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