Movie · Drama · Comedy

Lester's wife hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the axe. ...look closer as Lester decides to make a few changes in his life; the freer he gets, the happier he gets. But Lester is about to learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price.

1999 · 2h 2m
Director Sam Mendes

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Lester's wife hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the axe. ...look closer as Lester decides to make a few changes in his life; the freer he gets, the happier he gets. But Lester is about to learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price.

COMMON SENSE

Powerful acting, great story, but far too mature for kids.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8.7
Reviews 192
Fresh 167
Rotten 25

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Studio
DreamWorks
Released
1999
Run Time
2 hr 2 min
Rated
R for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2007 DreamWorks LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), English (United States)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.