1999 · 122 min · R

American Beauty

Name: American Beauty
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari

Directed by Sam Mendes · Drama

American Beauty (1999) is a Drama film, directed by Sam Mendes set during the 1990s. It runs 122 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of identity, family & loyalty, and isolation play out through frame narrative and multiple perspectives.

Composer

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Conrad Hall

Cast

Kevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchWes BentleyMena SuvariPeter GallagherAllison JanneyChris Cooper

The world of this film

Setting

Suburban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Identity Family & Loyalty Isolation

Structure

Frame Narrative Multiple Perspectives

Tone

Darkly ComicSatiricalMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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1917
France — 1910s
Undergrounddir. Sam Mendes

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