A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

Director:

Marielle Heller

Writers:

Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 57 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	Fred Rogers
Matthew Rhys	...	Lloyd Vogel
Chris Cooper	...	Jerry Vogel
Susan Kelechi Watson	...	Andrea Vogel
Maryann Plunkett	...	Joanne Rogers
Enrico Colantoni	...	Bill Isler
Wendy Makkena	...	Dorothy
Tammy Blanchard	...	Lorraine
Noah Harpster	...	Todd
Carmen Cusack	...	Margy
Kelley Davis	...	First AD
Christine Lahti	...	Ellen
Maddie Corman	...	Lady Aberlin
Daniel Krell	...	Mr. McFeely
Jon L Peacock	...	Sound Technician

Storyline

Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America's most beloved neighbor.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | television host | fred rogers character | based on real people | based on real person | 

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Taglines:

We Could All Use a Little Kindness

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some strong thematic material, a brief fight, and some mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

China USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,251,238, 24 November 2019

Gross USA:

$61,509,383

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,190,259

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Beach Films, Tencent Pictures, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a scene in the feature film The 'Burbs (1989), Tom Hanks's character Ray Peterson is watching a television episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968). Thirty years later, Hanks would go on to portray Fred Rogers in this feature film.

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Goofs

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The camera used by Tom Hanks in the film is not a Retina IIIc model that Mr. Rogers used. The camera used in the film is a "point and shoot" camera.

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Quotes

Oprah Winfrey: What do you think is the biggest mistakes parents make in raising their children?
Fred Rogers: Not to remember their own childhood. I think that the best thing that we can do is to..think about what it was like for us and know what our children are going through.
Oprah Winfrey: But you know what? It's so hard once you get to be a parent. You always say, I will never do this, when your parents are doing it to you. You say, I will never do this to my child. And then you get to our age and you forget what it was like to be ...
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Crazy Credits

The film opens with the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) opening title sequence.

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Connections

Features The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

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Soundtracks

It's Such A Good Feeling
Written by Fred Rogers
Produced by Ron Fair and Nate Heller

User Reviews

A tad misleading, but beautiful film nonetheless

I find myself a bit conflicted about my feelings on "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" without using the word , disingenuous. It seems to be advertising it self as the Mr. Roger's movie , having him on the poster , the title a reference to him , and almost all the ads Hank's performance. The truth is it's more about the effect Mr. Roger's had on people (and still does) then a straight biopic. In fact Mr. Roger's is on screen for maybe less then half its run time . But , to be honest, it's ok. It's a very unique and intriguing story and I really enjoyed watching it. It just leaves you wanting more of its greatest moments : the recreation of sets, the transitions between scenes and of course Tom Hanks amazing performance. He truly becomes Fred Roger's , right down to body ticks and glares . Every moment he's on screen joy came across my face and I was whisked back to my childhood . Unfortunately, something just feels forced about the other half , emotion just doesn't connect the way it should and some scenes feel out of place and oddly humorous. One such scene , a trippy nightmare , sticks out like a sore thumb . Sometimes things feel forced in as Mr. Roger's greatest hits then actual moments from the main characters encounters and they're extremely noticeable and out of place . All of this just doesn't gel into a cohesive piece like it should. You will find , however, a great message that really makes you feel inspired. I guess that's more Mr. Roger's then I give it credit for.