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American Beauty

1999·2h 2m·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 8.3/10
1,280,395 votes
Metascore
84
Metacritic

A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.

American Beauty is a 1999 drama movie directed by Sam Mendes, starring Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Annette Bening. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10 from 1,280,395 votes and runs 2h 2m.

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Director
Sam Mendes
Stars
Kevin Spacey
Thora Birch
Annette Bening
Wes Bentley
Creators
Alan Ball
Details
1999-10-01
122 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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