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Drama 122 min R
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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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Spare, meticulous, character-led and prestige.
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It’s won Golden Globes. It’s poised for Oscar success. And despite a few flaws, Sam Mendes’s film debut is exhilaratingly intelligent
With heavenly finesse Kevin Spacey plays a buttoned-down 42-year-old suburbanite who flips his lid for a teenage cheerleader. And he never gets it back on. The midlife crisis motif is familiar, but the stage director Sam Mendes brings terrific visual flair and dry humor to this barbecuing of the bourgeoisie. All the a…
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