American Beauty
Lester Burnham lever et behageligt liv i en flot forstad. Men han er havnet i en midtvejskrise. Alting er kedeligt, hans chef er en skiderik og hans kone er ham utro med sin kollega. Lester siger op og begynder at arbejde på en hamburgerrestaurant, dyrker flittigt fitness og tager stoffer. Han bliver også lidt for fascineret af teenagedatterens smukke veninde Angela.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: DreamWorks Pictures, Jinks/Cohen Company
- Nøgleord: estate agent, adultery, coming out, first time, virgin, cheating, parent child relationship, age difference, midlife crisis, cheerleader, dark comedy, rose, satire, dysfunctional family, suburbia, coming of age, sexual fantasy, dysfunctional marriage, marijuana, loneliness, love affair, exercise, extramarital affair, realtor, quitting a job, voyeur, neighborhood, retired army man, closeted homosexual, singing in a car, gay theme, existential, teenager, camcorder
- Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher
