A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Directed by

Marielle Heller

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,769 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cynical journalist is assigned to interview Fred Rogers, the beloved host of a children's TV show. Through their meetings, the journalist slowly opens up about his own difficult family relationships.

gentleemotionalsincereslow-pacedintrospectiveheartfeltcalmtender

What happens

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 American biographical drama film on the TV host Fred Rogers, directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired by the 1998 article "Can You Say ... Hero?" by Tom Junod, published in Esquire. It stars Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper. It depicts Lloyd Vogel (Rhys), a troubled journalist for Esquire who is assigned to profile television icon Fred Rogers (Hanks). The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It grossed $68 million worldwide. Critics praised Hanks and Rhys's performances, Heller's direction, and its heart-warming messages. It was chosen by Time magazine as one of the ten best films of the year. For his performance, Hanks was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, as well as the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and BAFTA Awards, among others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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