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Pleasantville
During a fight to have the remote control, David, a young courageous stupid guy and Jennifer, a young teenager and annoying daughter, find themselves trapped in a television drama, the Pleasantville, where everything is pleasant, the thing that challenges them, as they do their best to return to their house and life.
12 April 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 September 1973, Glendale, California, USA
23 May 1955, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
29 April 1954, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
25 April 1979, Key Largo, Florida, USA
26 June 1958, New York City, New York, USA
30 December 1973, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
19 February 1955, Athens, Georgia, USA
8 May 1984
27 January 1931, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
17 December 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 April 1953, Long Island, New York, USA
12 August 1980, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
December 27, 2010
Great movie for high schoolers and their parents.
January 29, 2005
Someday, maybe someday soon, someone in Hollywood is going to make a genuinely great movie about television as a metaphor for America.
April 12, 2002
Endearing it definitely is, so much so that it's easy to overlook the simplicity, and the sly confidence trick that gets played on us.
August 13, 2011
Gary Ross (Big, Dave) makes an impressive directing debut with this charming, nicely executed fable, which contrasts values of the 1950s with those of the 1990s.
April 13, 2004
Hollywood satire is not usually this enjoyable: Both savage and silly, Pleasantville is an absolute blast.
June 24, 2006
An ingenious fable, screenwriter Ross's directorial debut playfully spoofs the small-minded lifestyle idealised by 'family values' advocates, and the intolerance and insecurity underlying that ideal.
April 09, 2005
"Pleasantville" is a solid premier for director Ross, providing a thought-provoking story, solid acting and wonderful special F/X.
February 14, 2001
Ends up having more on its mind than it can successfully handle.
November 06, 2002
The lighthearted fable Pleasantville takes some pointed swipes at the make-believe world of 1950s TV -- and none too soon.
October 18, 2008
Ingeniously conceived and impressively executed, "Pleasantville" is a provocative, complex and surprisingly anti-nostalgic parable wrapped in the beguiling guise of a commercial high-concept comedy.
June 18, 2002
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.