A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

PG

2019

1h 47m

Biography

Drama

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Lloyd Vogel is an investigative journalist who receives an assignment to profile Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers. He approaches the interview with skepticism, as he finds it hard to believe that anyone can have such a good nature. But Roger's empathy, kindness and decency soon chips away at Vogel's jaded outlook on life, forcing the reporter to reconcile with his own painful past.

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Much like the beloved TV personality that inspired it, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood offers a powerfully affecting message about acceptance and understanding.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

09/15/2022

4/5

Tom Hanks is the perfect choice for this (role), someone we all associate with the same warmth and affection as Rogers. A very uplifting film, that gives you a bit of faith in just how good people can be.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

02/28/2020

3.5/5

A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood is like an anti-Joker in how it confronts the mental health challenges of its main character. Instead of nihilism, hopelessness and violence, this film opts for hope.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

02/12/2020

Beautifully set-up...a really strange, really interesting, really oddly-uplifting film...

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

08/01/2024

3/5

…half holy-fool, half Jedi-mentor, Fred Rogers is an amusing character whose memory nails this gentle, controlled drama tightly to a heartfelt, feel-good path…

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

4/5

Chances are you will come out of A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood either abundantly cheery or in a puddle of tears. But you will certainly come out feeling a little wiser and kinder of heart.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

07/14/2024

4/5

There’s a sweetness to the script unlike anything I’ve seen this year even though the focus is on Vogel’s life. Truth be told, the essence of Fred Rogers- his kindness and care for beings- is felt even when he is not on screen.

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Cori

05/31/2022

Kind of boring. Thought it was going to more about Mr. Roger's, but instead it was about the guy interviewing him

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W J W

05/28/2021

Beautiful, moving, fitting portrayal of an American icon, though he's not actually the main character.

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Karen

03/01/2020

Learned a lot more about Mr. Rogers.

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Beverly

02/18/2020

Maybe it was because it had so much hype, but I kinda thought it was a little too sweet.

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Martin

02/17/2020

It’s difficult for a film to portray goodness without becoming mawkish or Pollyanna, but somehow this film achieves this. Tom Hanks is perfect for this role. I thought it an excellent film and an antidote to the nastiness and violence of much that is offered in cinema these days.

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Liza

02/15/2020

Loved it. Well played by all actors

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Marielle Heller

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Tom Hanks

Fred Rogers

Matthew Rhys

Lloyd Vogel

Susan Kelechi Watson

Andrea Vogel

Chris Cooper

Jerry Vogel

Enrico Colantoni

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Synopsis

Lloyd Vogel is an investigative journalist who receives an assignment to profile Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers. He approaches the interview with skepticism, as he finds it hard to believe that anyone can have such a good nature. But Roger's empathy, kindness and decency soon chips away at Vogel's jaded outlook on life, forcing the reporter to reconcile with his own painful past.

Director: Marielle Heller
Producer: Youree Henley, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Leah Holzer
Screenwriter: Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Tom Junod
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Big Beach, TriStar Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Mild Language|A Brief Fight|Some Strong Thematic Material)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.7M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)