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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Character
Nostalgic, meticulous, effortless and warm.
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
61 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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Cast
- Tobey MaguireDavid
- Reese WitherspoonJennifer
- William H. MacyGeorge Parker
- Joan AllenBetty Parker
- Jeff DanielsMr. Johnson
- J.T. WalshBig Bob
- Paul WalkerSkip
- Don KnottsTV Repairman
- Marley SheltonMargaret Henderson
- Jane KaczmarekDavid's Mom
Crew
- Gary RossDirector
- Gary RossScreenplay
- John LindleyDirector of Photography
- Randy NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- William GoldenbergEditor
- Jon KilikProducer
- Steven SoderberghProducer
- Gary RossProducer
Where to watch
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