American Beauty

Name: American Beauty
Duration: 2 h 2 min

2hr 2m

2hr 2m
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A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Sam Mendes

Producer:

Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks

Writer:

Alan Ball

Runtime:

2hr 2m

Synopsis

A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.

Cast

Kevin Spacey
Annette Bening
Thora Birch
Wes Bentley
Mena Suvari
Peter Gallagher
Allison Janney
Chris Cooper
Scott Bakula
Sam Robards

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Based on 34 Critics

8.7

USER SCORE (1219)

Universal acclaim based on 1219 Reviews

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

Shawn Levy

Portland Oregonian

Kevin Spacey (gives) a truly great performance.

Richard Schickel

Time

A ruthless dissection of suburban malaise.

David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

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