A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

Biography, Drama

A journalist's vision of life is transformed after writing the profile of television icon Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks).

Directed by: Marielle Heller
Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper
Produced by: Youree Henley, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Leah Holzer
Written by: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
Based on: "Can You Say... Hero?" by Tom Junod

Music by: Nate Heller
Cinematography: Jody Lee Lipes
Edited by: Anne McCabe

Production company: TriStar Pictures, Tencent Pictures, Big Beach, Mr. Youree Productions
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date: September 7, 2019 (TIFF), November 22, 2019 (United States)

Running time: 107 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers - the creator and host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Matthew Rhys as Lloyd Vogel - a ruthlessly cynical journalist who is assigned to profile Rogers for the magazine Esquire
Susan Kelechi Watson as Andrea Vogel - Lloyd's wife, who is based on Junod's wife Janet
Chris Cooper as Jerry Vogel - Lloyd's father, who is based on Junod's father Lou
Enrico Colantoni as Bill Isler - the President & CEO of Family Communications
Maryann Plunkett as Joanne Rogers - Fred's wife
Tammy Blanchard as Lorraine - Lloyd's sister and Todd's wife
Wendy Makkena as Dorothy - Jerry's girlfriend
Carmen Cusack as Margy - a producer of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Noah Harpster as Todd - Lorraine's husband and Lloyd's brother-in-law
Maddie Corman as Betty Aberlin - an actress starring as Lady Aberlin on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Christine Lahti as Ellen - Lloyd's editor

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