1999 was also a different time for movies.

Audiences would come out for a film without huge special effects or known intellectual property.

An Oscar-winning actor teaming up with another movie star was enough to sell a crowd.

Mena Suvari lying in roses in American Beauty

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Why Is ‘American Beauty’ Problematic Now?

Part of the power ofAmerican Beautywastapping into a taboo that is no longer present.

Mena Suvari and Thora Birch in American Beauty

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American Beauty (1999)

A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter’s best friend.

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