American Beauty (1999) (original) (raw)

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. The freer he gets, the happier he gets, which is even more maddening to wife and daughter alike. A pandora's box of fantasies as he begins lust after his daughter's over-developed friend. But Lester Burnham ...(more)

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. The freer he gets, the happier he gets, which is even more maddening to wife and daughter alike. A pandora's box of fantasies as he begins lust after his daughter's over-developed friend. But Lester Burnham is about to learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price. (less)

Director: Sam Mendes
Writer: Alan Ball
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper
Narrator: Kevin Spacey
Producers: Alan Ball, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Stan Wlodkowski

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Academy Awards Best Picture 1999
Academy Awards Best Director Sam Mendes 1999
Academy Awards Best Actor Kevin Spacey 1999
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Alan Ball 1999
Academy Awards Best Cinematography Conrad L. Hall 1999
Nominee
Academy Awards Best Actress Annette Bening 1999
Academy Awards Best Original Score Thomas Newman 1999

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