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American Beauty

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7.9
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Original title
American Beauty
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Running time
122 min.
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United States United States
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Genre
Drama. Comedy | Comedy-Drama. Family Relationships. Satire. Cult Movie
Synopsis
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is a middle aged man suffering from a mid-life crisis. He has an epiphany when he lays his eyes on one of his daughter Jane's friends. Woken from his suburban coma, he takes it upon himself to make a few changes -- like quitting his job and buying the car of his dreams. His wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening), is a frustrated control freak who is only maddened by his escalating freedom, and his daughter (Thora Birch) just plain hates him. His wife's reaction to the situation is to fall in the arms of a colleague (Peter Gallagher). The chaos in the neighborhood becomes more complicated with the arrival of an equally dysfunctional family consisting of a stern ex-Marine, his vacuous wife and their detached, drug-dealing son Ricky, who becomes involved with Jane.
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Awards
1999: 5 Academy Awards: Movie, Director, Actor (Kevin Spacey), Screenplay, Cinematography. 8 Nominations
1999: 3 Golden Globes: Best Movie - Drama, Director, Screenplay. 6 Nominations
1999: 6 BAFTA Awards, including Best Movie and Actor (Spacey). 14 Nominations
1999: Cesar Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture
1999: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
1999: 2 Awards National Board of Review: Best Movie, Actor (Wes Bentley)
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User history
American Beauty
1999
Sam Mendes
7.9
(171,547)
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