Apollo Movie Guide's Review of American Beauty

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American Beauty

Apollo Movie Guide's Review American Beauty

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Summary

The classic American white-collar male encounters his “mid-life crisis,” and learns a valuable lesson. This film debut by director Sam Mendes is a treasure filled with warmth, humour, truth and sadness. There’s a bit of American Beauty in all of us.

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1999
USA
122 minutes
Studio/distributor: Dreamworks

Rated R for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content.

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