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Release Date:Rating:

September 17th, 1999
R

Genres:

Drama, Comedy, Family

Subgenres:

Blockbuster, Coming of Age, Dreams, Drugs, Gay/Lesbian, Satire, Teenage

Plot Synopsis:

The perfect family. The perfect neighborhood. The perfect life. Or is it? "...look closer." Provoked by forbidden passions, Lester Burnham (Spacey) decides to make a few changes in...

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Official Site: NA

Studio: NA

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Post Date: Feb 7, 2007
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Pretty decent movie, though it's kind of transparent at times. I can't help but think if I weren't paying so much attention to it that I might have liked it more (if that makes sense)...The dreary black & white backgrounds in the beginning...
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Posted jan 17, 2009 9:53 pm pt

one of the worst movies ever made..
Posted dec 13, 2008 11:55 pm pt

American Beauty was a very good film with many plot twists that will draw you in. This movie has a fantastic plot, and the actors do an even better job of making the story seem realistic.

This movie is about a family that appears to...
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Posted may 29, 2008 8:04 am pt

Yes, watch this film. Over and over and over. You may hear a million reviewers give it top credits, and you may be disappointed by the finished product... at first. It may happen minutes later, days later, maybe a whole month later, but when you...
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Posted apr 23, 2008 3:02 pm pt

For whatever reason, the first time I saw this film in the cinema I wasn't particularly taken by it. I had no complaints but I walked out without really forming an opinion on it.
Fast forward 8 years to 2007, I decided to hire the DVD as...
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Posted feb 22, 2008 4:25 am pt


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