A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019

1h 49m

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7.0/10

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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.

Directors

Marielle Heller

Writers

Noah Harpster(screenplay by)

Micah Fitzerman-Blue(screenplay by)

Tom Junod(original concept by)

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Matthew Rhys

Tom Hanks

Chris Cooper

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Lloyd Vogel

Fred Rogers

Jerry Vogel

Andrea Vogel

Joanne Rogers

Bill Isler

Dorothy Vogel

Lorraine Vogel

Todd

Margy Whitmer

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Betty Aberlin

Mr. McFeely

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Young Boy

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Marielle Heller

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Noah Harpster(screenplay by)

Micah Fitzerman-Blue(screenplay by)

Tom Junod(original concept by)

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8/10

I 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 character where he needs to give a nuanced performance, beyond just mimicking the traits. This is a tough role and he handles it well, I believe. I am sure I knew at some point in the past that Mr. Rogers was a minister, but I had forgotten, so the religious aspects didn't do much for me. But I guess it is as good an explanation as any as to why he was such a relentlessly nice person. I am not a believer, but if all believers were like Mr. Rogers, I would have no issues with religion. As a side note, and please indulge me here, our daughter is obsessive compulsive and when Queen Sara wasn't featured in an episode, she would throw a fit worthy of the Rain Man, so this was an important program in our house. (We learned to have an episode with the Queen on a vhs tape for those days when she didn't appear on the scheduled show.) so it was interesting for me to get a behind the scenes glimpse of the history and making of the show. But it doesn't overwhelm the plot either. So I heartily recommend this movie. I also recommend the article this movie is based on. It is available online if you do a duck duck go search for it.

narrator5602 Apr, 2020