Pleasantville

Name: Pleasantville
Released: 1998-10-1
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh

Pleasantville

PG-13
2h 3m
1998

86%

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In this modern fairy tale an entire fictional town is granted a chance to experience the comedies and dangers of real life when two late 20th Century teenagers accidentally bring living color to a mysterious suburb trapped in a black-and-white '50s utopia--and set off a revolution.

Director:

Gary Ross

Producer:

Jon Kilik, Robert J. Degus, Steven Soderbergh, Gary Ross, Michael DeLuca, Mary Parent

Writer:

Gary Ross

Cast:

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon, Don Knotts

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Critics Consensus: Filled with lighthearted humor, timely social commentary, and dazzling visuals, Pleasantville is an artful blend of subversive satire and well-executed Hollywood formula.

Reviews

615 Film

Cory Woodroof

Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen and especially Jeff Daniels are all tremendous here, and Gary Ross gives it just enough of a personality to give it an edge. Don Knotts is also doing his thing here, which I appreciate.

When characters begin to refer to "coloured people" in a film with exactly zero actual people of colour in the entire work, Ross' allegory shifts from weak to active inappropriate.

April 7, 2021

FULL REVIEW

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

It is a reminder to me that the changes I wish to see in society I must first make within myself.

September 20, 2020

FULL REVIEW

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Kathi Maio

Is Pleasantville worth the trip? Sure. It's not the movie it might have been, but so few are.

Its true strength lies in what it says not only about life, but about ourselves.

January 29, 2019

FULL REVIEW

Additional Info

Genre:Drama, Comedy
Release Date:October 1, 1998
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
5.1
Screen Pass Eligible:Yes

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Pleasantville

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