Pleasantville (1998)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 83 Fresh: 71 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus:
High production values and an original story impressed critics.
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Synopsis: Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new world's naivete and innocence, they slowly start to add color and spice to the town's life. Eventually, however, they begin to question their... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy
Director: Gary Ross
Screenwriter: Gary Ross
Producer: Robert J. Degus, Jon Kilik, Steven Soderbergh, Gary Ross
Composer: Randy Newman
Screenwriter: Gary Ross
Producer: Robert J. Degus, Jon Kilik, Steven Soderbergh, Gary Ross
Composer: Randy Newman
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06/24/06
Though Ross works in some heavy-handed strokes, his portrait of stodgy Eisenhower America dazzles with some of the loveliest imagery of any 1990s film.
02/23/06
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07/21/05
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04/09/05
Someday, maybe someday soon, someone in Hollywood is going to make a genuinely great movie about television as a metaphor for America.
01/29/05
Hollywood satire is not usually this enjoyable: Both savage and silly, Pleasantville is an absolute blast.
04/13/04
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05/22/03
This is an exquisite, timely film. It's nice to know that occasionally, even Hollywood does something right.
12/08/02
Ross has come up with one of the best, most subversive, and definitely one of the most memorable films of the year.
12/08/02
The lighthearted fable Pleasantville takes some pointed swipes at the make-believe world of 1950s TV -- and none too soon.
11/06/02
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09/10/02
There's a terrific idea at the heart of Pleasantville, and it's a shame that its creator, Big screenwriter Gary Ross, can't figure where to take it.
06/18/02
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