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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.

Production
DreamWorks SKG; Jinks/Cohen Company;

Cast Names
Kevin Spacey; Annette Bening; Thora Birch; Wes Bentley; Mena Suvari; Chris Cooper; Peter Gallagher; Allison Janney; Scott Bakula; Sam Robards; Barry Del Sherman; Ara Celi; John Cho; Fort Atkinson; Sue Casey; Kent Faulcon; Brenda Wehle; Lisa Cloud; Alison Faulk; Krista Goodsitt; Lily Houtkin; Carolina Lancaster; Romana Leah; Chekesha Van Putten; Emily Zachary; Nancy Anderson; Reshma Gajjar; Stephanie Rizzo; Heather Joy Sher; Chelsea Hertford; Amber Smith; Joel McCrary; Marissa Jaret Winokur; Dennis Anderson; Matthew Kimbrough; Erin Cathryn Strubbe; Bruce Cohen; Elaine Corral Kendall;

Box Office
USD 130,058,047

Release Date
1999-09-08 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
1999-09-15 (Los Angeles, California)
1999-09-15 (New York City, New York)
1999-09-17 (limited)
1999-10-01

Genres
Drama;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content.

Running Time
2 hr. 2 min.

Director
Sam Mendes

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