Voor de buitenwereld lijkt het alsof Lester Burnham een perfect leventje leidt: een mooi huis, goede baan, mooie vrouw, en een leuke dochter. In werkelijkheid raakt Lester echter in een steeds diepere depressie.
Nee, helaas is American Beauty nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Editing | Christopher Greenbury | Editor |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Art | David Lazan | Art Direction |
| Directing | Sam Mendes | Director |
| Production | Bruce Cohen | Producer |
| Production | Dan Jinks | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Camera | Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar | Editor |
| Art | Mike Higelmire | Leadman |
| Directing | Chris Edmonds | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Production | Maria DeVane | Post Production Accountant |
| Art | Suzan Wexler | Set Designer |
| Art | Robin Richesson | Storyboard Artist |
| Writing | Alan Ball | Writer |
| Production | Alan Ball | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stan Wlodkowski | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Kim Mozingo | Actor's Assistant |
| Art | Lisa Penaranda | Set Decorating Coordinator |
| Art | Michael Casey | Leadman |
| Crew | Dana Brunetti | Actor's Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Slepak | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Scott Martin Gershin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia DeHaney | Key Hair Stylist |
| Editing | Tracey Wadmore-Smith | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Joe Ondrejko | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Jonathan F. Styrlund | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Molly Click | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Cat Smith | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Deborah Ricketts | Researcher |
| Crew | John C. Hartigan | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Naomi Shohan | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Rob Hodgson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Janet Yale | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Jan K. Bergstrom | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | David Goldberg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lighting | Huston Beaumont | Rigging Gaffer |
| Sound | Alan Rankin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol A. O'Connell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tania McComas | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Chris Douridas | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Thomas Pasatieri | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcy Grace Froehlich | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Gerald A. King | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Aaron Pazanti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Geoffrey Haley | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Paula Abdul | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alix Hester | Set Costumer |
| Camera | Clyde E. Bryan | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Joanie Diener | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley |
| Directing | Ana Maria Quintana | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cydney Cornell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Hewett | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Lorey Sebastian | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Sound | Bryan Bowen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Larry Madaras | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanani Wolf | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Cristen Carr Strubbe | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Phil Culotta | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Pete Townshend | Thanks |
| Directing | Tony Adler | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Lisa Dennis | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Ben Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Nicole Kidman | Thanks |
| Sound | Jackie Gonneau | ADR & Dubbing |
| Lighting | Ross Dunkerley | Electrician |
| Directing | Rosemary C. Cremona | Assistant Director |
| Crew | David Linck | Unit Publicist |
| Visual Effects | Ralph Merzbach | 24 Frame Playback |
| Visual Effects | Olivier Sarda | Digital Compositors |
| Crew | Jeff Couch | Driver |
| Crew | Holiday Freeman | Stand In |
| Production | Janet Lonsdale | Production Accountant |
| Visual Effects | Paula Bonhomme | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Christine Bonnem | Location Manager |
| Art | Lynda Reiss | Property Master |
| Sound | Carl Fischer | Boom Operator |
| Art | Chris Samp | Painter |
| Sound | Richard Van Dyke | Production Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Jim Turner | Production Controller |
| Crew | Mike Piccirillo | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Kevin Du Toit | Post Production Assistant |
| Crew | Matt Magnolia | Visual Effects Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Jolly | ADR Supervisor |
| Crew | Pia Mehr | Studio Teachers |
| Crew | René González | Projection |
| Crew | Randy Lovelady | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Dennis S. Sands | Scoring Mixer |
| Visual Effects | John Cassella | 3D Artist |
| Crew | A. Welch Lambeth | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | Andrea Dopaso | Set Designer |
| Camera | Dana Kroeger | Additional Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ian Kay | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Rob Garlow | Propmaker |
| Editing | Jeffrey Skinner | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Art | Richard W. Jones | Greensman |
| Sound | Thomas O'Neil Younkman | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Christian Zimmermann | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Bill Young | Key Grip |
| Crew | Krissy Korn | Craft Service |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Production | Christa Vausbinder | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Conrad W. Hall | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mark Gordon | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | David Golia | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Simon Coke | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Camera | Carlos M. Gallardo | Dolly Grip |
| Visual Effects | Travis Baumann | Compositing Artist |
| Production | Debbie-Lynn Siegel | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Matt Walker | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Stephanie Kime | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Victor A. Haddox | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Shannon Speaker | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Kelly Diehl | Libra Head Technician |
| Lighting | John Carney | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sanford Slepak | Key Costumer |
| Directing | Peter E. Hirsch | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Angela M. Whiting | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Tony Chance | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Dean Drabin | ADR Mixer |
| Camera | Michael Thomas | Camera Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Buffy Zerefski | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | James M. Cox | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Jerry Miscevich | Special Effects Technician |
| Editing | Vince Filippone | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Raquel Osborne | Extras Casting |
| Production | Chee Ho | Location Assistant |
| Production | Steven Buhai | Production Assistant |
| Production | Steven R. Molen | Production Executive |
| Art | Brook Bacon | Swing |
| Sound | Brian Basham | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Jeff Lovely | Location Coordinator |
| Sound | Greg Zimmerman | Foley Recordist |
| Camera | Paul Farley | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Mike Gentile | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Terri Taylor | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Yoshi Enoki Jr. | Assistant Location Manager |
| Crew | Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | Pilot |
| Visual Effects | Matt Dessero | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Production | Lisa Marie Serra | Post Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Jason Hansen | Special Effects Assistant |
