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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

History · Family · Drama · 2019

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.

Movie details

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

“Neighbor. Icon. Friend.”

2019 History · Family · Drama 1h 49m

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7.0 / 10

Community rating

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Marielle Heller

Written by

Micah Fitzerman-Blue · Noah Harpster

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

Lloyd Vogel

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Fred Rogers

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Jerry Vogel

Susan Kelechi Watson

Susan Kelechi Watson

Andrea Vogel

Maryann Plunkett

Maryann Plunkett

Joanne Rogers

Enrico Colantoni

Enrico Colantoni

Bill Isler

Wendy Makkena

Wendy Makkena

Dorothy Vogel

Court is in session

Put A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.