what year was the movie american beauty
1 American Beauty (Ferber novel), a 1931 novel by Edna Ferber. 2  American Beauty (Dean novel), a 2006 novel by Zoey Dean in the A-List series. 3  American Beauty (1999 film), a 1999 film starring Kevin Spacey and directed by Sam Mendes.  American Beauty (1927 film), a lost 1927 silent film romantic drama.