STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED
Unmissable
Excellent
Good
Poor
Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Kevin Spacey Annette Bening Thora Birch Mena Suvari

Directors Sam Mendes

Screenwriters Alan Ball

Running Time 122 minutes

American Beauty
Offbeat comedy drama about life in a Middle American 'burb.

Tweet

Plot
A middle-aged office drone finds himself besotted with his daughter's teenage friend and sets about reinvigorating his life.

Read The Full Empire Review »
Click for the full Empire review and post your own review and rating.

CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS
		The Hangover Part III Cast & Crew Interviews Cooper, Galifianakis, Helms, Jeong, Bartha, Graham and Phillips!
		Edgar Wright's Essential Movie Music Playlist Listen to the seventeen tunes and cues of the World’s End director’s life
		Cannes Film Festival Videblogisode #4 With Alec Baldwin and James Toback plus longstanding videblog-guest Stephen Woolley
		Empire's Great Gatsby Video Interviews Leonardo DiCaprio! Carey Mulligan! Tobey Maguire! Joel Edgerton! Baz Luhrmann!
		The Biggest Doctor Who Jaw-Droppers The Time Lord's biggest surprises over 50 years of TV
		Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch: A Beginner's Guide To The Avengers 2 Newcomers Your primer on the brother and sister joining the A-team
		Clint Mansell On Making Requiem For A Dream 'Darren had to edit at night because he could get access to the studio for free then.'

Follow @empiremagazine