Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
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.
- estate agent
- adultery
- coming out
- first time
- virgin
- cheating
- parent child relationship
- age difference
- midlife crisis
- cheerleader
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Hal Fort Atkinson — Sale House Man #2
- Sue Casey — Sale House Woman #2
- Directed
- Sam Mendes
- Written
- Alan Ball
Production
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 13,309 ratings
- Studio
- DreamWorks Pictures, Jinks/Cohen Company
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
