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Lester (Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) are on the outside, a perfect husband and wife, in a perfect house, in a perfect neighbourhood. But inside, Lester is slipping deeper and deeper into a hopeless depression.

The final stroll comes when he becomes infatuated with one of his daughter's friends. By no means (it seems) a shy girl she doesn't help his frustration with her!

Meanwhile Lester's daughter Jane is developing a friendship with a shy, strange boy-next-door named Ricky who lives with a homophobic father, although there are twists all over the storyline which lead to mysterious happenings.

The films resolution leaves its audience feeling quite weird about the films content.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sex, Oscar Best Picture, Satire, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Nudity, Oscar Best Actor, Oscar Best Actress Nominee

Additional Information:

(1999) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Kevin Spacey	.... Lester Burnham
Annette Bening	.... Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch	.... Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley	.... Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari	.... Angela Hayes
Chris Cooper	.... Col. Frank Fitts

Supporting Cast:

Peter Gallagher	.... Buddy Kane
Allison Janney	.... Barbara Fitts
Scott Bakula	.... Jim Olmeyer
Sam Robards	.... Jim Berkley
Barry Del Sherman	.... Brad Dupree

Directors:

Sam Mendes

Writers:

Alan Ball

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