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.

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Why Is ‘American Beauty’ Problematic Now?
Part of the power ofAmerican Beautywastapping into a taboo that is no longer present.

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



