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Oscar Best Picture (2000)
User Rating of Movie: 8.5/10
Genre: Drama
Release Year: 1999

Plot summary for
American Beauty (1999)

Lester Burnham is having his mid-life crisis. He is rebelling against his bitch-on-wheels wife Carolyn and his self-absorbed uncaring daughter Jane. After attending a cheerleader competition at Jane's high school, he meets Jane's friend Angela whom he develops an infatuation for and decides he is going to turn his life around. He quits his high paying job to work at a fast food restaurant and decides to re-live his 20's. The impact his behavior has on the others around him changes and not for the better.