American Beauty (1999)
8.3/10 on IMDbReleased 15 Sept 1999

Best Picture, 2000 ceremony. Roses, pristine surfaces and the floating plastic bag insist that ordinary life deserves a closer look. On return, that visual argument can feel oddly closed: the images already tell us how to interpret them. Annette Bening's frantic management of appearances remains…

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