American Beauty

American Beauty

★ White-Hot
🔥
90/100
Heat
current buzz
#312 of 2,688 · top 12%
★ Hall of Fame
🏛️
100/100
Icon
enduring status
#25 of 2,688 · top 1%
How are these scored?

📊 On Scenedle, American Beauty is the #25 most iconic movie and #312 hottest of 2,688 movies — Icon 100/100, Heat 90/100.

American Beauty is a 1999 comedy film directed by Sam Mendes. On Scenedle, it ranks #25 of 2,688 movies by Icon Score (100/100) and #312 by Heat Score (90/100). It scores highly on both lasting status and present-day buzz — both a classic and a current favorite. It stars Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch, among others. The film runs 121 minutes.

Genre: ComedyGenre: DramaGenre: RomanceYear: 1999Decade: 1990sDirector: Sam MendesStudio: DreamWorksCountry: United StatesRuntime: 121 min

⭐ It’s Sam Mendes’s most iconic movie in the Scenedle catalog.

Scenes from the clip

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Cast

Kevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchWes BentleyMena SuvariChris CooperPeter GallagherAllison JanneyScott BakulaSam RobardsJohn ChoAmber Smith
+ 3 more cast
Joel McCraryBruce CohenBarry Del Sherman
← #24 by IconA Beautiful Mind#26 by Icon →Braveheart

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Quick facts

What is American Beauty’s Scenedle Icon Score?

American Beauty has a Scenedle Icon Score of 100/100, ranking #25 of 2,688 movies. Its Heat Score is 90/100.

Is American Beauty more iconic than Skyfall?

On the Scenedle Icon Score, American Beauty (100) ranks above Skyfall (96).

Who directed American Beauty?

American Beauty (1999) was directed by Sam Mendes.

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