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American Beauty

1999 US film directed by Sam Mendes

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Instance of: film
Publication date: 8 September 1999, 1 October 1999, 20 January 2000
Director: Sam Mendes
Composer: Thomas Newman
Genre: black comedy film, comedy drama, drama film, flashback film, LGBTQ-related film
Main subject: virginity, dysfunctional family, social convention, role, culture of the United States, midlife crisis
Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
assessment: Bechdel test, reverse Bechdel Test, reverse Mako Mori test
box office: 356296601
cast member: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards, John Cho, Amber Smith
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
color: color
costume designer: Julie Weiss
country of origin: United States
different from: American Beauty
director of photography: Conrad Hall
distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm
distribution format: video on demand
duration: 121
EIRIN film rating: R15+
film editor: Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury
film format: 35 mm film
filming location: Long Beach
Filmiroda rating: Category III
has characteristic: title for Spain, title for Hispanic America
JMK film rating: free from 14 years
Kijkwijzer rating: 12
Medierådet rating: For ages 15 and up
MPA film rating: R
narrative location: California
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Original Score, European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
original language of film or TV show: English
producer: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
production company: DreamWorks
production designer: Naomi Shohan
RARS rating: 18+
review score: 8.2/10, 87%, 84/100
screenwriter: Alan Ball
soundtrack release: American Beauty – Original Motion Picture Score, American Beauty – Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
title: American Beauty
topic's main category: Category:American Beauty (1999 film)

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