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FilmComedyFantasyDrama

Pleasantville (1998)

PG-13 · 1998-09-17 · 2h 4m · EN
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Nothing is as simple as black and white.

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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Gary RossDirector
Budget
$60M
Box office
$49.8M

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Tobey MaguireTobey MaguireDavidReese WitherspoonReese WitherspoonJenniferWilliam H. MacyWilliam H. MacyGeorge ParkerJoan AllenJoan AllenBetty ParkerJeff DanielsJeff DanielsMr. JohnsonJ.T. WalshJ.T. WalshBig BobDon KnottsDon KnottsTV RepairmanMarley SheltonMarley SheltonMargaret HendersonJane KaczmarekJane KaczmarekDavid's MotherGiuseppe AndrewsGiuseppe AndrewsHowardJenny LewisJenny LewisChristinMarissa RibisiMarissa RibisiKimmy

Keywords

DystopiaSatireComing of age1950sSibling relationshipAlternate realityMasturbationDinerMagic realismRacismBathtubBlack and whiteBook burningTv show in filmColorTv repairman

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Fantasy · DramaTheme affinityDystopia · Satire · Coming Of AgeDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference31817Actor preference20916 · 27510 · 121135Country preferenceUs

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What is Pleasantville about?

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.

How long is Pleasantville?

Pleasantville has a runtime of 124 minutes.

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