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American Beauty (1999)

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Release Date: September 15, 1999
October 1, 1999
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Running Time: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content.
Director: Sam Mendes
Writer: Alan Ball
Cast: Sam Robards, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Scott Bakula, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey

A man by the name of Lester Burnham decides to drastically changing his life by quitting his job, blackmailing his boss, getting a job at the fast food place, and lusting after his teenage daughter's best friend. Read more

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Grade: A+ In movies, suburbia has always been a hot place for tortuous feelings, but none has even come close to the tragedy depicted in American Beauty, a rich, beautiful, and saddening look at the ordinary's person life, and what it takes to break free. Read the full movie review

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-------, by ALi

July 17, 2005

I loved this movie a lot. It was very diffrent and thats not what i thought it was about.
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