American Beauty
Sam Mendes
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards, Barry Del Sherman, Ara Hili, John Cho, Kent Faulcon, Heather Joy Sher, Chelsea Hertford, Amber Smith, Joel McHale, Marisa Jarret Winokur, Dennis Anderson
1999
United States
Completed
English
122 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asAmerican Beauty，is aUnited StatesProducerwomen sex，At1999Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating8.5(For reference only)。
Lester (played by Kevin Spacey) faces various life challenges like many middle-aged men. He works at an advertising agency with mediocre success, while his wife is thriving in her career, embodying the strong woman archetype. This ordinary man has a teenage daughter, Jane (played by Thora Birch). Jane has a rebellious personality, enjoys being filmed naked by a neighbor, and is carefree about it. She has a close friend, Angela (played by Mena Suvari). When Lester sees the vibrant Angela among the cheerleaders, everything changes. Lester becomes captivated by Angela's youthful energy. His previously dull existence starts to feel ignited. Meanwhile, his wife is involved with another wealthy man. As Lester gets closer to the young goddess of his dreams, a gunshot echoes...