American Beauty

American Beauty (1999)

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1999·2h 2m·US
Drama
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IMDb8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic84%
TMDb8/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Language: English

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About American Beauty

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

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