PopMatters
- Review of American Beauty
- http://popmatters.com/film/american-beauty.html

American Beauty: Espousing Beauty from Chaos
- In the wake of Academy hopefuls vying for the affection of sundry critics, American Beauty has emerged, if not intentionally, as an existential thriller with a demonic virtue that will certainly come to be treasured by a subculture of discerning movie-goe
- http://www.spark-online.com/march00/media/palmisano.html

All-Reviews.com Movie Review
- This film works at many levels: stinging social commentary, comedy and interesting piece of drama.
- http://www.all-reviews.com/videos/americanbeauty.htm

Bright Lights Film Journal
- Beautiful it isn't, says an outraged critic.
- http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/26/americanbeauty.html

Apollo Leisure Guide
- Review of the thought-provoking and entertaining film.
- http://apolloguide.com/mov_revtemp.asp?cid=1508

Review: American Beauty
- Metaphorical Overkill
- http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N44/American_Beauty.44a.html

Cinephiles
- Synopsis and review.
- http://www.cinephiles.net/American_Beauty/Film-Synopsis.html