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American Beauty (1999)
United StatesR122Min
8.3 ( 1M Votes )
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87 %Lester, a 42-year-old father and advertising executive, is unfulfilled in his life. When he becomes infatuated with his daughter's friend, Angela, he goes through a mid-life crisis and makes life-changing choices. Lester's wife has an affair, Lester quits his job, starts working out, and smokes marijuana provided by Angela's friend, Ricky. Jane, Lester's daughter, develops a relationship with Ricky. Col. Fitts, their neighbor, mistakenly believes his son is gay and confronts Lester. The story culminates in tragedy when Lester is shot by an unknown assailant.
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- suburbia
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- estate agent
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- cheerleader
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- firing range
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- virginity
- high school
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- rain
- throwing a plate
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- urine sample
- rose
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- exercise
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