A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Lloyd Vogel is a talented and unscrupulous journalist who, as a rule, deals with the most high-profile investigations. He has many awards, and cynicism comes from his every breath. Lloyd's editor-in-chief decided to give him a slightly different task - for the column about heroes, you need to interview everyone's favorite children's program host Fred Rogers. Of course, the journalist is not at all eager to just talk to this gentle and soft man, but he still agreed to such an experiment in his creative career. One interview will be enough for Fred Rogers to break Lloyd's cynicism and change his outlook on life. The world is not so scary, there are real heroes in it. Read more The director of the project was Mariel Heller, whose credits include "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" (2015) and "Can You Forgive Me?" (2018). Starring: Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump (1994, Oscar for Best Actor), The Green Mile (1999), Catch Me If You Can (2002)), Matthew Rees (The Kidnappers Club (2002), Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003), Scapegoat (2012)), Chris Cooper ("October Sky" (1999), "Patriot" (2000), "Favorite" (2003)). The premiere of the film took place on September 7, 2019 at the International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Film critics from the Metacritic website rated the film 80/100, and on the aggregator Rotten tomatoes it has 95% positive reviews (249 out of 262).