American Beauty

• 8.019 Drama
• 1999-09-15
• 122 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Kevin Spacey (Lester Burnham) Annette Bening (Carolyn Burnham) Thora Birch (Jane Burnham) Wes Bentley (Ricky Fitts) Mena Suvari (Angela Hayes) Peter Gallagher (Buddy Kane) Allison Janney (Barbara Fitts) Chris Cooper (Colonel Fitts) Scott Bakula (Jim Olmeyer) Sam Robards (Jim Berkley)

Director:

Sam Mendes

Writer:

Alan Ball