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American Beauty (1999)

American Beauty IMDB rating : 8.60/10
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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 daughte ... (more)


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A beautiful movie.

Posted : 1 week 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 t...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Excellent.

Posted : 2 months, 3 weeks ago at Feb 21 23:33
This film, is the definition, of film making. Kevin Spacey, does excellent. This is his best film. The story, is, I must say, touching, and yes, beautiful. I loved this film. The actors, and the events, which occured, in this film, were moving, and touching. N...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Beautiful.

Posted : 1 year, 2 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...Read more

Rating : 10/10