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120 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1999. Roger Ebert. September 24, 1999. 4 min read. “American Beauty” is a comedy because we laugh at the absurdity of the hero’s problems. And a tragedy because we can identify with his failure–not the specific details, but the general outline.
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Flawlessly cast and brimming with dark, acid wit, American Beauty is a smart, provocative high point of late '90s mainstream Hollywood film. Read Critics Reviews
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Jan 27, 1999 · Running Time: 122 minutes. Certificate: 18. Original Title: American Beauty. Released in America to a tumult of superlatives and Oscar chitchat, British director Sam Mendes' exceptional take on...
Sep 17, 1999 · Like Election, American Beauty gets a sneaky charge out of the devious ways its trapped-and-wriggling characters try to disentangle themselves. In a triumphantly funny scene of office vengeance...
Sep 13, 1999 · Reviews. Sep 13, 1999 12:00am PT. American Beauty. By Todd McCarthy. Courtesy of DreamWorks. An acerbic, darkly comic critique of how social conventions can lead people into false, sterile...
American Beauty is a 1999 American psychological black comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari .
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American Beauty: Directed by Sam Mendes. With Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley. A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.