Pleasantville

Film - 1998 - Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The story

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

Directed by

Gary Ross

Starring

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

Where to watch

netflix, hbo

Ratings

IMDb 7.5 out of 10

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Film · 1998 · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Pleasantville

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✦ Coming of age · Dystopia
The story

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

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IMDb
7.5 / 10
145k votes
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85%
Tomatometer
3.7 / 5
146k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
7.3 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama, Fantasy
Runtime2h 4m
RatedM
Release1998-09-17
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