Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Directed by

Morgan Neville

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 602 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Fred Rogers, the beloved television host. It shows how he used his show to teach children about emotions and kindness.

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What happens

Won't You Be My Neighbor? is a 2018 American documentary film about the life and guiding philosophy of Fred Rogers, the host and creator of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, directed by Morgan Neville. The trailer for the film debuted on what would have been Rogers' 90th birthday, March 20, 2018. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on June 8, 2018. It received acclaim from critics and audiences and grossed over $22 million, becoming the top-grossing biographical documentary ever produced and the 12th largest-grossing documentary ever produced. It was nominated for numerous awards, won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, and was chosen by Time magazine as one of its top ten films of 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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