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📊 Film Specifications
Director Sam Mendes
Writer Alan Ball (Writer)
Release Date September 15, 1999
Runtime 122 min (2h 2m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $15,000,000
Box Office $356,296,601
Studios DreamWorks Pictures • Jinks/Cohen Company
American Beauty (1999)
Directed by Sam Mendes
• Written by Alan Ball
"... look closer"
⭐ 4.0 / 5 (13,525 votes) ⏱️ 122 min 🎬 Drama
Ratings Breakdown:
13,525 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
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.
Top Cast & Filmmakers
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Sam Mendes
Director
Writer
Alan Ball
Writer
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
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