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American Beauty

American Beauty

Sam Mendes

  • Country: USA
  • Year: 1999
  • Language: English
  • Producer: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
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  • Screenplay: Alan Ball
  • Runtime: 100
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Hilariously macabre, this is a tale of suburban angst taken to extremes. Lester (Kevin Spacey) is a sexually frustrated forty-something who quits his job in favour of full-time self-indulgence. His neurotic wife pursues various infidelities and their disturbed daughter befriends the strange boy next door in this wildly sinister slice of Americana.

screening times

    • Wednesday September 15
    • 5:30:00 PM
    • Tiff Bell LightBox 3

Note: indicates Premium Screening.

official description

Hilariously macabre and brilliantly performed, this cross between zany black comedy, serious drama and ironic film noir is a mesmerizing and masterfully crafted tale of suburban angst taken to extremes. Lester (Kevin Spacey) is a sexually frustrated forty-something who quits his job in favour of full-time self-indulgence. His neurotic wife, Carolyn (a brilliant Annette Bening), pursues infidelity with the “Prince of Real Estate” (a perfectly smarmy Peter Gallagher) and their disturbed daughter, Jane (Thora Birch), befriends the strange boy next door in this wildly sinister slice of Americana. Winner of five Academy Awards®, including best actor, best cinematography, best picture and best director.

director bio

Sam Mendes was born in England. His films are American Beauty (99), Road to Perdition (02), Jarhead (05), Revolutionary Road (08) and Away We Go (09).

full credits

Principal Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards, Chris Cooper
Producer: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
Cinematographer: Conrad L. Hall
Editor: Tariq Anwar, Chris Greenbury
Sound: Scott Martin Gershin
Music: Thomas Newman
Production Designer: Naomi Shohan

Canadian Distributor: Criterion Collection    
Production Company: DreamWorks Pictures
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