American Beauty (1999)

Directed by Sam Mendes
← Inspired by 1 films

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

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Films that influenced American Beauty

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  1. The Graduate (1967)
    "Mendes's suburban-disaffection film is a generational descendant — same anomic critique of American middle-class success, scaled to a midlife protagonist instead of a recent grad." source

American Beauty (1999), directed by Sam Mendes, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including The Graduate. Check out the citations below.