American Beauty, a comedy-drama, is a film about Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man who falls in love with his teenage daughter's best friend Angela, and his family. Lester begins working out to make himself more attractive to Angela, while his wife begins an affair with a co-worker. His daughter Jane begins seeing the neighbor's son Ricky, and soon enough all of their lives head in unexpected directions. This satirical yet touching representation of middle-class life explores themes of imprisonment, sexuality, conformity, and redemption.
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