Prime VideoAmerican Beauty (1999)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
After his death sometime in his 43rd year, suburbanite Lester Burnham tells of the last few weeks of his life, during which he had no idea of his imminent passing. He is a husband to real estate agent Carolyn Burnham and...
Starring Cast
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Overview
After his death sometime in his 43rd year, suburbanite Lester Burnham tells of the last few weeks of his life, during which he had no idea of his imminent passing. He is a husband to real estate agent Carolyn Burnham and...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoApple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Primary
The film's central critique targets suburban conformity, consumerism, and the superficiality of the American Dream, aligning with progressive analyses of societal malaise and advocating for individual liberation from these pressures.
The movie features a traditional, predominantly white cast without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative critiques societal norms and individual disillusionment within a suburban setting, but this critique is not explicitly framed through a modern DEI lens concerning traditional identities.
Secondary
American Beauty features a closeted gay character, Colonel Frank Fitts, whose severe repression fuels his homophobia and violent tendencies. His identity is presented as a source of profound misery and directly leads to a tragic, murderous act, offering no affirming or positive representation of LGBTQ+ lives or love.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
American Beauty is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' genders could have been swapped.
American Beauty is an original film with no pre-existing source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canon against which a race swap could be measured.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.3
8.0
Critic Ratings
8.7
8.4
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