American Beauty

American Beauty1999

Director: Sam Mendes
Stars: Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Sam Robards
Genre: Drama
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 122 minutes

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Lester Burnham:
You don't get to tell me what to do ever again.

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    Powerful but not hostile. Speaking the his truth.
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