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American Beauty (1999)

Directed by Sam Mendes · Cinematography by Conrad Hall

R122 min62 frames

Drama

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.

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