Movie
American Beauty
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-09-15
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- DreamWorks Pictures, Jinks/Cohen Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham
- Annette Bening as Carolyn Burnham
- Thora Birch as Jane Burnham
- Wes Bentley as Ricky Fitts
- Mena Suvari as Angela Hayes
- Peter Gallagher as Buddy Kane
- Allison Janney as Barbara Fitts
- Chris Cooper as Colonel Fitts
- Scott Bakula as Jim Olmeyer
- Sam Robards as Jim Berkley
- Barry Del Sherman as Brad
- Ara Celi as Sale House Woman #1
Crew
- Sam Mendes - Director
- Alan Ball - Writer
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