American Beauty
1999 · TMDB 8.0
Directed by Sam Mendes
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.
Why it matters
Lester Burnham's midlife crisis unravels his family's picture-perfect life in a scathing satire of suburban conformity.
From The Cracks in the Picket Fence: Suburban Critique Across Generations
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Released
- 1999-09-15
- Studio
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.0
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