American Beauty

Name: American Beauty
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-09-15
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 8

1999 · Movie · R · 122 min · ★ 8.0 · 86% critics

Drama

A depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis tries to reshape his hectic life. After developing an infatuation with his daughter’s friend, the family dynamic shifts in unexpected ways, bringing out tensions and dissatisfaction in everyday life.

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Years: 1999
Release date: 1999-09-15
Language: English
Rated: R
Runtime: 122 min
Critic score: 86/100
TMDB rating: 8.0/10 (13,063 votes)
Box office: $356,296,601

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You’ll likely enjoy American Beauty if you like provocative, darkly humorous dramas about suburban life and personal reinvention, and you’re okay with uncomfortable themes and complex, hard-to-like characters—Not for you if you want light, purely uplifting family fare like Magnolia or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Pros: dark humor; relatable family tension; standout performances | Cons: unsettling material; some characters disliked; uneven dialogue