American Beauty (dreamworks)br Release Date: September 15, 1999br Director: Sam Mendesbr Writer: Alan Ballbr Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagherbr Plot: When a man goes through his midlife crisis, he tries to transform to his younger self by getting "buff" and having a crush on his teenage daughter's best friend. This causes chaos in his, and other people's lives.br Genre: Dramabr IMDb: tt0169547br Website: www.americanbeauty-thefilm.commain.