American Beauty (1999)

While struggling to endure his tightly wound wife, an unfulfilling job and a surly teen, a man becomes obsessed with one of his daughter's friends.

Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Thora Birch, Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Allison Janney, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Wes Bentley, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards
Runtime: 02h 01m
Type: Movie

American Beauty (1999)

While struggling to endure his tightly wound wife, an unfulfilling job and a surly teen, a man becomes obsessed with one of his daughter's friends.

Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Thora Birch, Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Allison Janney, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Wes Bentley, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards
Runtime: 02h 01m
Type: Movie
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