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American Beauty (1999)

7.7 Listal rating
8.6 IMDB rating

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Lester and Carolyn Burnham are on the outside, a perfect husband and wife, in a perfect house, in a perfect neighborhood. But inside, Lester is slipping deeper and deeper into a hopeless depression. He finally snaps when he becomes infatuated with one of his daughters friends. Meanwhile, his daughter Jane is developing a happy friendship with a shy ... (more)


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Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Lester Burnham
Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley

Wes Bentley

Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

Angela Hayes
Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Col. Frank Fitts, USMC
Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Buddy Kane
Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Barbara Fitts
Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula

Jim Olmeyer
Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Jim Berkley


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Alan Ball

Alan Ball

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Beauty or Something Unlike It

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Sep 29 8:12
On a dirty, lame-o disposition: I know, this movie is so last decade! This has been aired on HBO for innumerable times and since it is that popular, I never bothered watching it anymore. Maybe it is just another teen movie, I told myself. And now I'm gravely mistaken. Lester Burnham (Spacey) is the shit! His psychotic perverseness is absofuckinglutely way overboard. His horny thoughts are sick: he jerks off in the shower and on the bed and he fancies drools over a super aggressive cheerleader, Angela Hayes (Suvari). But Mr. Burnham’s perverseness is super weird and titillating, he became factually mirthful. On a bitch-on-wheels: On the other hand, I fucking hate Carolyn Burnham (Bening) since everything about her is so infuriating: her constant nagging, her awful taste of dinner mus...Read more

Rating : 10/10

American Beauty

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Jul 12 22:28
"Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." American Beauty was a movie that came to me highly recommended, and applauded by critics as a masterpiece. After watching it, it's obvious that nothing less can be said about this film. American Beauty is a masterpiece and a truly impressive film, one to be treasured for years to come, and unquestionably worthy of the numerous awards it has received. The story that is told in American Beauty is beautiful and pleasing to watch for the most part, but also intricate and with deep meaning. Not often does a film come across with such a powerful message as this one has, and it stays with the viewer long after the film comes to an end. It follows the events of Lester Burnham, a som...Read more

Rating : 9/10

A beautiful movie.

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 9 7:52
"I feel like I've been in a coma for the past twenty years. And I'm just now waking up." American Beauty is a virtuoso, provocative, multi-faceted, incisive and unconventional drama that takes a comprehensive glimpse at the American dream gone wrong. I had approached this movie with a great deal of hesitation. There were reviews aplenty from people who praised this film as a wonderful masterpiece of the highest order. Before watching this film I could never have believed that making a film of such stature and power would actually be possible. American Beauty is a magnificent psychological drama that takes a satirical look at the American community. The characters are versatile and intricate. The movie demonstrates the darkest things of a person's personality. Even though the characte...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Beautiful.

Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago at Mar 9 16:27
I can't believe this film has so many tags but not one single review.

I went for a very long time having claimed to have seen this film, when in fact I had only sat and watched bits and pieces of it on seperate occasions. When I finally sat and watched it from start to finish, I was just amazed. I'm a big Kevin Spacey fan anyway, but this film doesn't just rely on the big man. He is, by far, the funniest cast member, but the whole film is funny and every cast-member plays a solid role.

It's just a classic black comedy about a severely dysfunctional family. I have a real soft spot for these films about dead-end suburbian life. They're just awesome. I think I've run out of superlatives.

Rating : 10/10