- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 122 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley ... see all
- Director: Sam Mendes
- Plot: Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend.
User Reviews
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Jun 21, 2008
artist0644 - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2008artist0644 - yahoo.com
Sorry October Sky fans this movie is just so much better. It is funny, moving, exciting, and disturbing all at the same time. Being the suburbian that I am the jabs at our way of life are hilarious and often true,... Full review
This definatly goes on my favorite movies list!
Jun 11, 2008
tennisplaya07 - yahoo.com
Jun 11, 2008tennisplaya07 - yahoo.com
Wow! This movie is truely increible! The acting was just so good in this movie. I saw boys don't cry and don't get me wrong, Hilary Swank was great but i still think that Annette Benning deserved a oscar. Also i... Full review
i hate to use the word "perfect"....
Mar 20, 2008
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Mar 20, 2008avec_fromage - yahoo.com
but this film truly is. i recently re-watched the DVD (the fact that i own it and re-watched it should give you an idea of how i feel about the film) the other day, and i remain blown away at the... Full review
Kevin Spacey never gives a bad performance.
Feb 18, 2008
CriminyPete - yahoo.com
Feb 18, 2008CriminyPete - yahoo.com
Kevin Spacey used to be play a character on the old CBS series "Wiseguy." I never watched the show, but I caught a rerun once in which he was so furious at somebody that he actually threatened to 'eat his children.'... Full review
Didn't understand all the hype.
Nov 14, 2007
mrthing - yahoo.com
Nov 14, 2007mrthing - yahoo.com
(spoilers) I am going on the assumption that everyone who is interested in this movie has already seen it. I felt cheated and unhappy at the end of this movie. Every character in it apparently exists only to display some neurotic... Full review
a "weird" movie in the spotlight
Sep 27, 2007
ilovesoad457 - yahoo.com
Sep 27, 2007ilovesoad457 - yahoo.com
lets cut to the chase: this movie is amazing. the camera angles were great, the acting superb, and the message unexpectedly clear. what i dont get, though, is how a movie like this could be so famous. i mean, look at... Full review
Why It's Perfect
Jul 19, 2007
grettagarbo99 - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2007grettagarbo99 - yahoo.com
The script was so powerful that it moved me. It was funny, provoked thoughts of reflection into my own life, and entertained me from start to finish. It was written with every single detail thought carefully through. The cast was well... Full review
What can you say about this film?
Jul 01, 2007
choirbuddy06 - yahoo.com
Jul 01, 2007choirbuddy06 - yahoo.com
This is perhaps the most inventive, funny, yet tragic film in years. I simply can't keep myself from watching this movie over and over again becasue it's just a masterpiece in filmmaking. Sam Mendes's direction of Alan Ball's superb screenplay is... Full review
jednostavno GENIJALNO
Jun 21, 2007
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Jun 21, 2007vkomnenovic - yahoo.com
Ako na svetu postoji perfekcija, ona se ondah nalazi u ovom filmu. Glumacka ekipa koja me je kupila za ceo zivot. Prica i rezija koje ostavljaju bez daha.... Full review
Beuatiful
May 14, 2007
chief_stabs_the_beaver - yahoo.com
May 14, 2007chief_stabs_the_beaver - yahoo.com
Kevin Spacey is my new personal hero. After seeing this movie wanted to be just like him. He goes through an emotional middle age breakdown and ofr once comes out on top. He goes from a pathetic, masturbating bad excuse for... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 09, 2009Cinematical
that said, he is so good throughout the entire film....But the thing that remains strongest even in fans memories is the film's condemnation or at least criticism of suburbia....Mendes' film doesn't seem as relevant, important, or even as good as it once was -....Released in 1999, Mendes got the job directing at the personal recommendation of executive producer Steven Spielberg..... ... Full Review
| Nov 20, 2008Hartford Courant
But it is still the most deeply disturbing, downright discomfiting movie about teen sexuality since thirteen.
But I can't say Ball wholly succeeds in walking that fine line between explanation/exploration and titillation.
... Full Review
| Oct 30, 2008Buddy TV, WA
Buzz for American Beauty was strong even before it was premiered.
The New York Times critic Bernard Weinraub revealed that the film was getting "tremendous buzz" at DreamWorks, which distributed the film.
... Full Review
| Sep 19, 2008The New Republic
I liked American Beauty pretty well and really like Spacey so this sounds like a must-see for me. ... Full Review
| Sep 19, 2008The New Republic
And there are moments of genuine drama, humor, and insight scattered throughout.
And while the film is full of echoes to American Beauty , they're less harmonious this time out.
... Full Review
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