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.
From the Berlin International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Zurich Film Festival award winning director of Diary of a Teenage Girl, and Can You Ever Forgive Me! Starring 2x Oscar winner Tom Hanks, Emmy winner Matthew Rhys, and Oscar winner Chris Cooper!
Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Hollywood Critics Association, nominee: Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks)!
Broadcast Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks), and Adapted Screenplay nominee!
95% All Critics / 100% Top Critics / 91% Audience Score! “Much like the beloved TV personality that inspired it, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood offers a powerfully affecting message about acceptance and understanding.” (Rotten Tomatoes)
4/4 Stars! “Hanks’ all-in portrayal ought to snag him an Oscar nomination, and ideally also inspire a little more kindness in all of us.” (New York Post)
Rating A+! “This is no safe Mister Rogers biopic and Tom Hanks is aransformative…reminded me of how one person’s words can change the world. How their feeling, or at least their intense and sincere understanding of someone else’s, can save a life.” (The Playlist)