American Beauty (1999)

Directors:

Sam Mendes

Writers:

Alan Ball

Actors:

Bruce Cohen, Tom Miller, David C. Fisher, Elaine Corral Kendall, Chelsea Hertford, Heather Joy Sher

Synopsis:

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.
  • Drama
  • Reviews 4
  • Highest Rating 94
  • Lowest Rating 70
  • Average Rating 84
70

American Beauty (1999)

Mendes and menagerie make a masterful movie. Strong showing by Spacey. Conversely, Chris Cooper's character's as contrived as the commentary. Still some solid shit.
drhate
June 15, 2013
83

American Beauty (1999)

This was almost my 69th review (haha, pedophilia) but this movie deserves better than me using it for an awful throwaway gag. I'll compare it to a movie I just just reviewed; Adaption, Its similar in gusto but completely serious. Never painful to watch though. Give it a go.
MikkoP
November 24, 2012
94

American Beauty (1999)

Love this movie dearly and I always feel the same when it ends, but certain things irk me more with every watch - while performances are strong, dialogue is profoundly unnatural and the voice-over is sort of silly. Basically I feel like this film could have used more lubrication.
MildredFierce
November 24, 2012