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.
Cinematography
Conrad Hall's roses-and-ash palette that made suburbia look edible.
Acting
Spacey at his most dangerously relatable; Bening's manic cheer from hell.
Score
Thomas Newman's music boxes and dread in perfect harmony.
Director
Sam Mendes
Kevin Spacey
Lester Burnham
Annette Bening
Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch
Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley
Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari
Angela Hayes
Peter Gallagher
Buddy Kane
Allison Janney
Barbara Fitts
Chris Cooper
Colonel Fitts
Scott Bakula
Jim Olmeyer
Sam Robards
Jim Berkley
Barry Del Sherman
Brad
Ara Celi
Sale House Woman #1
John Cho
Sale House Man #1
Sue Casey
Sale House Woman #2
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