Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) has a perfect wife (Annette Bening) and a perfect house in the perfect neighborhood. Lester, however, is miserable. In the throws of a midlife crisis, Lester watches his marriage dissolve and his own interest grow in one of his daughter's high school friends (Mena Suvari). As his daughter (Thora Birch) develops a friendship with the boy (Wes Bentley) next door and his wife begins an affair, Lester looks deeper inside himself for a cure to his unhappiness. Directed by Sam Mendes. Categories: Drama. Year: 1999.
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Kevin Spacey also appeared in The Usual Suspects, L.A. Confidential, Se7en, A Time to Kill, Superman Returns, Beyond the Sea, Fred Claus, 21, Moon, Shrink, and The Men Who Stare at Goats.
Annette Bening also appeared in The American President, Being Julia, Running with Scissors, The Women, and The Siege.
Thora Birch also appeared in Silver City, The Hole, and Ghost World.
Wes Bentley also appeared in Ghost Rider and P2.
Mena Suvari also appeared in Domino, Kiss the Girls, Rumor Has It..., The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and American Pie 2.
Chris Cooper also appeared in Silver City, A Time to Kill, Adaptation, Capote, The Bourne Identity, Syriana, The Bourne Ultimatum, Breach, The Kingdom, Great Expectations, Me, Myself & Irene, and Married Life.
Peter Gallagher also appeared in The Hudsucker Proxy, Mr. Deeds, and Adam.
Allison Janney also appeared in Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Chumscrubber, Over the Hedge, 10 Things I Hate About You, Juno, Hairspray, Away We Go, and Jennifer's Body.
Scott Bakula also appeared in The Informant!.
Sam Robards also appeared in Artificial Intelligence: AI.
Alan Ball also appeared in Towelhead.
Sam Mendes also appeared in Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road, and Away We Go.