A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019 · Movie · PG · 109 min · ★ 7.0 · 88% critics
A cynical magazine writer reluctantly takes on a profile of a beloved children’s television figure. What begins as a routine assignment becomes a gentle, emotional encounter that challenges his guarded outlook and pushes him to reconsider anger, family, and the power of kindness.
Also known as You Are My Friend · I'm Proud of You · Bonjour, voisin · Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, A
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-09-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,754 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want a warm, reflective drama about kindness and emotional healing; Not for you if you expect a full biopic or brisk pacing, even if you enjoy Inside Out.
Pros: heartfelt performances; uplifting message; gentle emotional insight | Cons: not a biopic; slow in parts; familiar family drama
Themes
- friendship
- male friendship
- based on true story
- kindness
- estranged father
- investigative journalism
- 1990s
- semi-biographical
- hand puppet
- based on magazine, newspaper or article
- television journalist
- tv show
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Matthew Rhys
as Lloyd Vogel
Tom Hanks
as Fred Rogers
Chris Cooper
as Jerry Vogel
Susan Kelechi Watson
as Andrea Vogel
Maryann Plunkett
as Joanne Rogers
Enrico Colantoni
as Bill Isler
Wendy Makkena
as Dorothy Vogel
Tammy Blanchard
as Lorraine Vogel
Noah Harpster
as Todd
Carmen Cusack
as Margy Whitmer
Directed by Marielle Heller