Films like this?

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — American Beauty

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blytheoakman — 10 years ago(April 17, 2015 02:24 PM)

I really liked American Beauty and was wondering if there are any other films similar to it.

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bravomailer — 10 years ago(April 17, 2015 02:51 PM)

Smile (1975)
come to mind. Discontent with middle-class life.

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forthesafetyofpuppies — 10 years ago(April 18, 2015 04:10 AM)

Fight Club, Falling Down, American Psycho have some similar themes.

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mphsss — 10 years ago(May 02, 2015 09:42 PM)

The War at Home even though it deals in a bit of a different subject. It even does that same Ordinary People dining room shot!

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riverwalk — 10 years ago(May 05, 2015 10:02 AM)

little children with kate winslet.

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forthesafetyofpuppies — 10 years ago(May 15, 2015 02:28 PM)

Happiness too.

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pinokiyo — 10 years ago(May 21, 2015 01:28 AM)

Magnolia - which also came out that same year 1999. I highly recommend that one. In fact, I love Magnolia more than American Beauty.
It follows the life of people and how imperfect they are. Tom Cruise is gold in that film.

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AllieMDA — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 07:17 PM)

I love Magnolia more than American Beauty.
I'm with you on that, pinokiyo Magnolia has aged well, while I can't say the same for American Beauty. - at least, to me, basing that on the fact that American Beauty USED to be a favorite of mine, but has faded out. It's a good performance by Kevin Spacey. Magnolia was and still is one of of my favorite films. Tom Cruise is good; EVERYONE is good in Magnolia.

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degree7 — 10 years ago(June 11, 2015 09:30 PM)

Ordinary People
~ I'm a 21st century man and I don't wanna be here.

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RPmurphy1496 — 10 years ago(June 12, 2015 01:42 AM)

I found Donnie Darko, though much more science fiction, to be very similar in tone and message.

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MurfTO — 10 years ago(July 03, 2015 06:30 AM)

These are films about midlife crisis I can think of.
Dodsworth (1936)
The Swimmer (1968)
Husbands (1970)
10 (1979)
A Serious Man (2009)

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bhoover247 — 10 years ago(July 04, 2015 06:16 AM)

All these are very good I would add the film Seconds (1966)

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chilone — 10 years ago(October 26, 2015 01:23 PM)

Lymelife
Submarine
Garden State
The Ref
City Island
Shame
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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TheHypeConnoisseur — 10 years ago(October 03, 2015 05:09 PM)

A few that come to mind are The Squid and the Whale and The Royal Tenanbaums.

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DelovelyX — 10 years ago(October 18, 2015 07:54 AM)

Little Children, Pleasantville, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Streetcar Named Desire, Far From Heaven, Blue Jasmine and another Mendes film Revolutionary Road

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ed-pilling — 10 years ago(November 09, 2015 05:29 PM)

Ice storm. It is set in the early 70s. Its a little more heavy on the teenagers

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weji — 10 years ago(December 20, 2015 01:47 AM)

The Ice Storm (1997) definitely.
WARNING: I'M SEXY!

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candleinthewind — 10 years ago(December 08, 2015 01:29 PM)

Lolita

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rrozner — 10 years ago(December 25, 2015 09:45 PM)

I find Office Space to be similar in the tone of the main character's transformation