Pleasantville

Pleasantville

1998

What happens when a brother (Tobey Maguire) and sister (Reese Witherspoon) time-travel to the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom with a perfect mom (Joan Allen) and dad (William H. Macy)? They find the "perfect" world has imperfections. This delicate fable with heart examines in a rich, thoughtful way our collective nostalgia for days of apple pie and peace that perhaps never existed.

Nothing Is As Simple As Black And White.

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Length
2 hrs. 4 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 23, 1998
US Box Office
$40,568,025 (#2218 of 7074)
Global Office
$49,789,066 (#2412 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Language, Sexuality, Thematic Elements

Collection Detail

Release Method
2-Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
English: DS 2.0
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
February 1, 2011
Acquired Date
August 30, 2013
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
August 28, 2008

Actors

Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
Joan Allen
Joan Allen
William H. Macy
William H. Macy
J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh
Don Knotts
Don Knotts
Marley Shelton
Marley Shelton
Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek
Giuseppe Andrews
Giuseppe Andrews
Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Marissa Ribisi
Marissa Ribisi
Denise Dowse
Denise Dowse
McNally Sagal
McNally Sagal
Paul Morgan Stetler
Paul Morgan Stetler
Paul Walker
Paul Walker
Dawn Cody
Dawn Cody
Maggie Lawson
Maggie Lawson
Andrea Baker
Andrea Baker
Kevin Connors
Kevin Connors
Natalie Ramsey
Natalie Ramsey
Justin Nimmo
Justin Nimmo

Directors

Gary Ross
Gary Ross

Producers

Bob Degus
Bob Degus
Jon Kilik
Jon Kilik
Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh

Writers

Gary Ross
Gary Ross

Special Features

Commentaries
  • writer/director Gary Ross
Featurettes
  • The Art of Pleasantville
Other
  • Isolated Score - with commentary by composer Randy Newman
  • Music Video: "Across the Universe" by Fiona Apple
  • Storyboards
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 8.28.2008 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
86%
Tomatometer
98 votes
RT Fresh Certified
79%
Popcornmeter
6,196 votes
METASCORE
71
32 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
138,650 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media