Flawlessly cast and brimming with dark, acid wit, American Beauty is a smart, provocative high point of late '90s mainstream Hollywood film.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Sam Mendes -
Producer -
Bruce Cohen , Dan Jinks -
Screenwriter -
Alan Ball -
Distributor -
DreamWorks SKG -
Production Co -
DreamWorks Pictures , Jinks/Cohen Company -
Rating -
R (Language|Drug Content|Strong Sexuality|Violence) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 1, 1999, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$130.1M -
Runtime -
2h 2m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)