“American
Beauty is a flat-out masterpiece, surely the best movie of the year; indeed, an
all-time classic”
- Rod Dreher
“The
film struggles with its mood swings and is marred by its own tonal and thematic
inconsistencies”
- Wesley Morris
American
Beauty
A journey through life in suburban America starring
unhappily-married Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening. Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari,
Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards, Chris Cooper. Director: Sam
Mendes (1999, R)
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