American Beauty: Special Edition

Winner Of Five Academy Awards

Look close....and experience American Beauty as never before, with the pristine picture and sound quality of Blu-ray. In his directorial debut, Academy Award winner Sam Mendes creates, with Oscar winning screenwriter Alan Ball, a dark, intelligent, and truthful portrayal of suburbia. Named Best Picture of the Year by over 65 critics and honored with five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, American Beauty stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening as Lester and Carolyn Burnham, a seemingly ordinary couple whose unraveling marriage sparks a storm of change in their seemingly perfect neighborhood. Also featuring an acclaimed ensemble supporting cast, American Beauty has been hailed as a "flat-out masterpiece" (Rod Brecher, New York Post)