American Beauty

Lester Burnhams wife Carolyn hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the ax–th e typical suburban nightmare. When youve got nothing to lose, you might as well risk everything. Provoked by forbidden passio ns, Lester decides to make a few changes in his life that are less mid-life crisis than adolescence reborn. The freer he gets, the h appier he gets, which is even more maddening to his wife and daughter. But Lester Burnham is about to learn that the ultimate freedo m comes at the ultimate price.