American Beauty
1999
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Synopsis
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Key facts
Cast
Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Chris Cooper
Original language
English
First release
September 15, 1999 (United States)
Production companies
DreamWorks
Home video distributors
Dreamworks (Spain)
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Setting
California
Filming locations
Long Beach
Crew
Screenplay
Alan Ball
Producer
Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
Cinematography
Conrad Hall
Editing
Christopher Greenbury, Tariq Anwar
Music
Thomas Newman
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Classification date
December 20, 2012
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 2000 academy_award
- Golden Globes (USA) 2000 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1999 generic ★ Winner
- National Board of Review 1999 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1999 generic
Titles
| Original title | American Beauty | English |
| Québec French title | Beauté américaine |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Dreamworks (cat. no. 4900383) | 2000, Spain |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score) - Thomas Newman (2000) | 6 releases, 2019-2024: Real Gone Music |
| CD | American Beauty (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1999) | 11 releases, 1999: DreamWorks Records |
| CD | American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score) - Thomas Newman (2000) | 13 releases, 2000: DreamWorks Records |
| Cassette | American Beauty (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1999) | 2 releases, 1999: DreamWorks Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | September 15, 1999 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 1, 1999 |
| Theatrical | Israel | January 13, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 14, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 20, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Germany | January 20, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | January 20, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Finland | January 21, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Italy | January 21, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Australia | January 26, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Spain | January 28, 2000 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 28, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | January 28, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Norway | January 28, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | January 28, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | February 2, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | February 2, 2000 |
| Theatrical | France | February 2, 2000 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 4, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | February 4, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Poland | February 11, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | February 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | February 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | February 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | February 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | February 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | February 18, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Greece | February 18, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Romania | February 18, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | February 18, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Venezuela | February 23, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Chile | February 24, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 25, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | February 25, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | February 25, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | February 25, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | February 25, 2000 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | February 26, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 2, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | March 2, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | March 4, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Thailand | March 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Russia | March 22, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | March 24, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Japan | April 29, 2000 |
| Theatrical | KW | May 10, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | May 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | June 7, 2000 |
| Television | Netherlands | November 7, 2002 |
| Television | Brazil | June 27, 2003 |
| Streaming | India | April 1, 2020 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video VHS | Spain | 2000 4900383 |
| Home video | Brazil | June 23, 2000 |
| Home video | Australia | November 24, 2000 |
| Home video | Netherlands | April 18, 2012 |
| Home video | New Zealand | October 14, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Sam Mendes |
| Cast | Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch (Jane Burnham), Wes Bentley (Ricky Fitts), Mena Suvari (Angela Hayes), Peter Gallagher (Buddy Kane), Allison Janney (Barbara Fitts), Chris Cooper (Colonel Fitts), Scott Bakula (Jim Olmeyer), Sam Robards (Jim Berkley), Barry Del Sherman (Brad), Ara Celi (Sale House Woman #1), John Cho (Sale House Man #1), Hal Fort Atkinson (Sale House Man #2), Sue Casey (Sale House Woman #2), Kent Faulcon (Sale House Man #3), Brenda Wehle (Sale House Woman #4), Lisa Cloud (Sale House Woman #4), Alison Faulk (Spartanette #1), Krista Goodsitt (Spartanette #2), Lily Houtkin (Spartanette #3), Carolina Lancaster (Spartanette #4), Mona Leah (Spartanette #5), Chekesha Van Putten (Spartanette #6), Emily Zachary (Spartanette #7), Nanci Anderson (Spartanette #8), Reshma Gajjar (Spartanette #9), Stephanie Rizzo (Spartanette #10), Heather Joy Sher (Playground Girl #1), Chelsea Hertford (Playground Girl #2), Amber Smith (Christy Kane), Joel McCrary (Catering Boss), Marissa Jaret Winokur (Mr. Smiley's Counter Girl (Janine)), Dennis Anderson (Mr. Smiley's Manager), Matthew Kimbrough (Firing Range Attendant), Erin Cathryn Strubbe (Young Jane), Bruce Cohen (Bartender (uncredited)), Elaine Corral Kendall (Newscaster (uncredited)), James Hunter (Student (uncredited)), Spencer Kayden (Wedding Guest (uncredited)), Tom Miller (Advertising Executive (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Alan Ball |
| Producer | Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks |
| Cinematography | Conrad Hall |
| Editing | Christopher Greenbury, Tariq Anwar |
| Music | Thomas Newman |
| Production design | Naomi Shohan |
| Visual effects | David Goldberg, Rob Hodgson |
| Costumes | Julie Weiss |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
