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