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American Beauty (1999) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Email this page to a friend   Trailers & More: Watch the trailer for American Beauty (1999)  Watch the Trailer The Critics: A- 9 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 48513 ratings Lester Burnham's wife Carolyn, who's cheating on him, hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the ax -- the typical suburban nightmare. When you've got nothing to lose, you might as well risk everything. Provoked by forbidden passions, Lester decides to make a few changes in his life that are less mid-life crisis than adolescence redux.... See Full Description Genres: Comedy, Drama and Teen Running Time: 1 hr. 58 min. Release Date: September 15, 1999 NY & LA; October 1, 1999 Wide MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content. Distributors: DreamWorks U.S. Box Office: $130,058,047 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari Directed by: Sam Mendes Produced by: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Janet Yale See Full Cast and Credits Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A-    filmcritic.com, Christopher Null "...a movie with no likable characters that is nothing short of a joy to watch." more... A- Flick Filosopher, "...Lester Burnham is destined to become an iconic American character..." more... A JoBlo's Movie Emporium, Berge Garabedian "...you may just enjoy this film to its fullest potential." more... B+ Orlando Weekly, Steve Schneider "...an affecting ensemble portrait of the flowers in the suburban dustbin." more... B+ More Critics Reviews... Sponsored Links (What's This?) american storage trailer Find Washington DC storage trailers & containers -- all sizes, rates. Storage.YellowPages.com/DC Trailer - Washington DC We lease road, storage trailers and storage containers at great rates. Our service area includes MD, Washington DC and surrounding states. Used trailers and containers also for sale. www.vallerietrailer.com DC Casting Call Actors & models needed. No prior experience necessary. Get info now. www.InstantCast.com American Beauty Institute Information on American Beauty Institute Admissions and Academics. www.StateUniversity.com