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American beauty, Dreamworks Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; written by Alan Ball ; produced by Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks ; directed by Sam Mendes

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MPAA rating: R for strong sexuality, language, violence, and drug content

American beauty

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Dreamworks Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; written by Alan Ball ; produced by Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks ; directed by Sam Mendes

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An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell with it all" and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor (whose parents are even stranger) and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager--his daughter's best friendLook closer...and expereince American Beauty as never before. In his directorial debut, Academy Award®-winner Sam Mendes creates, with Oscar®-winning screenwriter Alan Ball, a dark, intelligent, and truthful portrayal of sububia. Named Best Picture of the Year by over 65 critics and honored with five ACademy Awards®, including Best Picture, American Beauty stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening as Lester and Carolyn Burnham,, a seemingly ordinary couple whose unraveling marriage sparks a storm of change in their seemingly perfect neighborhood. Also featuring an acclaimed ensemble supporting cast, American Beauty has been hailed as a "flat-out masterpiece" (Rod Dreher, New York Post). --Back of container

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