Story Line
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.
“Neighbor. Icon. Friend.”
Top Cast
Matthew Rhys
Lloyd Vogel
Tom Hanks
Fred Rogers
Chris Cooper
Jerry Vogel
Susan Kelechi Watson
Andrea Vogel
Maryann Plunkett
Joanne Rogers
Enrico Colantoni
Bill Isler
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
2019-09-07
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
HistoryFamilyDrama
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User Reviews (4)
SWITCH.
7/10
•1/12/2020Quirky, unique, beautiful, even dark yet moving, 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood' shatters all expectations and leaves you with a sense of peace and understanding. Featuring performances by the incomparable Tom Hanks who does a better Mr Rogers...
Gimly
7/10
•1/17/2020Not what I was expecting. Better than I was expecting. What a genuinely interesting film, I felt I was given real insight. I have no way of knowing if that's true or not of course, but I felt it, and that arguably matters more when it comes to filmma...
Peter McGinn
8/10
•4/2/2020I have expectations when watching a Tom Hanks movie. He is one of the great actors, obviously, and he inhabits his roles. So when he plays an actual person, especially a familiar character like Mr. Rogers, there is a second level beyond nailing the c...
tbartoldus
No rating•4/3/2020
A lovely movie, especially for those of us who grew up watching Mister Rogers. It inspires compassion and reminded me, and I hope other viewers, that individual actions can and do make the world kinder and more peaceful. I found it a little slow in...