Lester and Carolyn Burnham are, on the outside, a perfect husband and wife in a perfect house in a perfect neighborhood. But inside, Lester is slipping deeper and deeper into a hopeless depression. He finally snaps when he becomes infatuated with one of his daughter’s friends. Meanwhile, his daughter Jane is developing a happy friendship with a shy boy-next-door named Ricky, who lives with an abusive father.
Release Date: 1 October 1999Runtime: 122 min
Stars:
- Allison Janney
- Annette Bening
- Ara Celi
- Barry Del Sherman
- Chris Cooper
- Fort Atkinson
- John Cho
- Kevin Spacey
- Mena Suvari
- Peter Gallagher
- Sam Robards
- Scott Bakula
- Sue Casey
- Thora Birch
- Wes Bentley
Director: Sam Mendes