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American Beauty (1999) 8.5
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8.5/10 from 508,687 users
Metascore: 86/100
Reviews: 2,617 user | 244 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. Director:Sam MendesWriter:Alan Ball |
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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 daughter's friends. Meanwhile, his daughter Jane is developing a happy friendship with a shy boy-next-door named Ricky, who lives with a homophobic father. Written by Jessie Skinner <eietherbinge@hotmail.com>
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1 October 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£425,558 (UK) (28 January 2000)Gross:
AUD 11,029,726 (Australia) (15 December 2000)Company Credits
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Jane Burnham: I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts whenever I bring a girlfriend home from school. What a lame-o. Someone really should just put him out of his misery.
Ricky Fitts: Want me to kill him for you?
Jane Burnham: Yeah. Would you?
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Written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
Performed by Free
Courtesy of A&M Records/Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
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In the aerial/helicopter shots of Robin Hood Trail at the beginning and end of the film the large trees lining the street are winter bare. When Ricky and Jane encounter the funeral procession waking home from school together the trees are in full leaf. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jane Burnham: I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts whenever I bring a girlfriend home from school. What a lame-o. Someone really should just put him out of his misery.
Ricky Fitts: Want me to kill him for you?
Jane Burnham: Yeah. Would you?
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Crazy Credits
thanks to all at the Donmar Warehouse in London and Dr. Bill and Alice See more »Soundtracks
"All Right Now"Written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
Performed by Free
Courtesy of A&M Records/Island Records Ltd.
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What can I say, except that this film really knocked me on my keaster. I went in to the theater not knowing what to expect, but was pretty sure it would be worth the ticket price. Boy was I happy when I left. Not only was it worth the ticket, I paid to see this film two more times. This film is virtually perfect. The acting is superb, the story is magnificent, the narrative is brilliant, and the structure of the film is truly groundbreaking (absolutely loved the last 20 minutes). What really surprised me about this film was how well the cinematography was done. In a small, character driven film such as this, it is very unusual to have such great cinematography. With this film, there is something interesting going on in every scene, not many films you can say that about. In a year where first time directors have made some of the best films, Three Kings, Being John Malkovich, etc... Sam Mendes seems to have out-done them all. Though I have yet to see The Green Mile or Magnolia, I find it hard to believe that either film will out-shine American Beauty. This film should easily win a substantial amount of the Oscars this year. What's up with all the cirtics awards snubbing it so far?