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American Beauty

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
8.0/10
12,787 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

10

Wins

📋

9

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 5 wins📋 3 nominations
Won
Best Actor
Best Director
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Cinematography
Nominated
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
Best Actress
🎭

BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win
Won
Best Film
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 4 wins📋 1 nomination
Won
Amanda for Best Foreign Feature Film
National Board of Review for Best Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Nominated
European Film for Best Non-European Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$15.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$356.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$341.3M

ROI: +2275%

Budget Recovery2375% of budget
$0|Budget: $15.0M|Revenue: $356.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

197.4K

Daily Avg

3.3K

7-Day Trend

-3%
30 days agoToday
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Long Beach
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Story Setting

Set In
California

Themes & Subjects

#virginity#role#cultureoftheunitedstates#socialconvention#midlifecrisis#dysfunctionalfamily

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Conrad Hall

Film Editing

Christopher GreenburyTariq Anwar

Music / Score

Thomas Newman

Costume Design

Julie Weiss

Production Design

Naomi Shohan

Production Companies

DreamWorks

Distributors

UIP-Dunafilm

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch American Beauty

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United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom18
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Canada
Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+
JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TVApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India
Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom18
AustraliaMA 15+
Germany16
FranceTP
Argentina+16
Belgium18
Brazil18

+18 more countries

Production

Director

Sam Mendes

Writer

Alan Ball

Production Companies

DreamWorks PicturesJinks/Cohen Company

Cast

Kevin Spacey photo

Kevin Spacey

Lester Burnham

Annette Bening photo

Annette Bening

Carolyn Burnham

Thora Birch photo

Thora Birch

Jane Burnham

Wes Bentley photo

Wes Bentley

Ricky Fitts

Mena Suvari photo

Mena Suvari

Angela Hayes

Peter Gallagher photo

Peter Gallagher

Buddy Kane

Allison Janney photo

Allison Janney

Barbara Fitts

Chris Cooper photo

Chris Cooper

Colonel Fitts

Scott Bakula photo

Scott Bakula

Jim Olmeyer

Sam Robards photo

Sam Robards

Jim Berkley

Barry Del Sherman photo

Barry Del Sherman

Brad

Ara Celi photo

Ara Celi

Sale House Woman #1

Tags & Keywords

estate agentadulterycoming outfirst timevirgincheatingparent child relationshipage differencemidlife crisischeerleaderdark comedyrosesatiredysfunctional familysuburbia

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