A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarielle Heller
Screenplay by
Based on"Can You Say ... Hero?"
by Tom Junod
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJody Lee Lipes
Edited byAnne McCabe
Music byNate Heller
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) (TIFF)
  • November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$68.4 million[2][3]

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 American biographical drama film on the TV presenter Fred Rogers, directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired by the 1998 article "Can You Say ... Hero?" by Tom Junod, published in Esquire. It stars Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper. It depicts Lloyd Vogel (Rhys), a troubled journalist for Esquire who is assigned to profile television icon Fred Rogers (Hanks).

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It grossed $68 million worldwide. Critics praised Hanks and Rhys's performances, Heller's direction, and its heart-warming messages. It was chosen by Time magazine as one of the ten best films of the year.[4] For his performance, Hanks was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, as well as the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and BAFTA Awards, among others.

  1. ^ "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (November 25, 2019). "The 10 Best Movies of 2019". Time. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

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