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.

Keywords

• (Un)happy Valentine !
• Academy Award for Best Picture
• American Independent Films
• BAFTA Award for Best Film
• Best first feature
• Coming of Age
• David di Donatello
• Escape to the 2000s
• Escape to the 90's
• Golden Globes
• Golden Globes Award for Best Picture
• Jessica Woodworth’s favorite films
• Love Affairs
• Midlife Crisis
• Nederlands Film Festival
• Paramount Pictures
• Teenage Years
• The Oscars
• The Sooner team’s favorites: Qi-Xian
• drugs
• family
• seduction

Actors

• Kevin Spacey
• Annette Bening
• Thora Birch
• Wes Bentley
• Mena Suvari

Director

• Sam Mendes