A biting, penetrating and often humorous take on contemporary life in suburban America, Lester Burnham becomes intrigued by a young girl named Angela, and this fascination sparks him to make some major changes in his life. He relishes these changes, much to the exasperation of his wife Carolyn.
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- 18 (for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content)
- Cast
- Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Producer
- Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Janet Yale, Jonathan Styrlund, Stanley Wlodkowski
- Writer
- Alan Ball
- Duration
- 01:58:00
- Official Site
- http://www.uip.co.uk/
- Release
- Friday February 4 2000
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Distributor
- U.I.P.
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