8.5 Score

2019 • 1h 49min • PG • Drama, Family, History

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

"Neighbor. Icon. Friend."

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.

IMDb 7.2

RT 95%

MC 80

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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

Wendy Makkena

Dorothy Vogel

Tammy Blanchard

Lorraine Vogel

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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

Wendy Makkena Dorothy Vogel

Tammy Blanchard Lorraine Vogel

Noah Harpster Todd

Carmen Cusack Margy Whitmer

Kelley Davis First AD

Christine Lahti Ellen

Maddie Corman Betty Aberlin

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