American Beauty
- Release Date
- September 15, 1999
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Cast
- Kevin Spacey , Annette Bening , Thora Birch , Wes Bentley , Mena Suvari , Chris Cooper
- Runtime
- 122
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Alan Ball
- Tagline
- ...look closer.
Summary
Lester Burnham becomes intrigued by a young girl named Angela, and this fascination sparks him to make some major changes in his life. He relishes these changes, much to the exasperation of his wife Carolyn.
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