A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

***A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood*** is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired by the 1998 article "Can You Say... Hero?" by Tom Junod, published in *Esquire*.

## Storyline

### Plot

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod.

### Genres

* Biography
* Drama

### Motion Picture Rating

* **PG** (Australia)
* **12** (Brazil)
* **PG** (Canada)
* **UA** (India)
* **PG** (Ireland)
* **T** (Italy)
* **A** (Mexico)
* **PG** (New Zealand)
* **PG** (UK)
* **PG** (USA)

## Images

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## Cast and Crew

### Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)

* Micah Fitzerman-Blue (written by)
* Noah Harpster (written by)

### Cast

* Tom Hanks - Fred Rogers
* Christine Lahti - Ellen
* Matthew Rhys - Lloyd Vogel
* Susan Kelechi Watson - Andrea Vogel
* Chris Cooper - Jerry Vogel
* Enrico Colantoni - Bill Isler
* Wendy Makkena - Dorothy
* Tammy Blanchard - Lorraine
* Maddie Corman - Lady Aberlin
* Kitty Crystal - Subway Punk
* Maryann Plunkett - Joanne Rogers
* Michael Masini - Richie
* Carmen Cusack - Margy
* Noah Harpster - Todd
* Kevin L. Johnson - Darin Scharf

### Producers

* Micah Fitzerman-Blue (executive producer)
* Noah Harpster (executive producer)
* Youree Henley (producer)
* Leah Holzer (producer)
* Peter Saraf (producer)
* Bergen Swanson (executive producer)
* Marc Turtletaub (producer)

## Details

### Countries

* China
* USA

### Release Dates

* September 7, 2019 (Canada) (Toronto International Film Festival)
* October 10, 2019 (USA) (Heartland International Film Festival)
* October 12, 2019 (UK) (London Film Festival)
* November 22, 2019 (Canada)
* November 22, 2019 (USA)
* November 27, 2019 (Indonesia)
* December 10, 2019 (Brazil) (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
* January 10, 2020 (Mexico)
* January 17, 2020 (India)
* January 23, 2020 (Australia)
* January 23, 2020 (Brazil)
* January 23, 2020 (New Zealand)
* January 29, 2020 (Belgium)
* January 30, 2020 (Argentina)
* January 30, 2020 (Israel)
* January 30, 2020 (Saudi Arabia)
* January 31, 2020 (UK)
* January 31, 2020 (Ireland)
* February 6, 2020 (Hong Kong)
* February 6, 2020 (Portugal)
* February 6, 2020 (Ukraine)
* March 4, 2020 (France)
* March 5, 2020 (Italy)
* March 5, 2020 (Singapore)
* March 6, 2020 (China)
* March 20, 2020 (Spain)
* March 26, 2020 (Netherlands)
* March 27, 2020 (Lithuania)
* April 16, 2020 (Germany)

### Trailer Release Dates

* Trailer 1 - July 22, 2019
* Trailer 2 - November 12, 2019

### Home Media Release Dates

* February 18, 2020 (USA) (DVD)
* February 18, 2020 (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* February 18, 2020 (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* June 8, 2020 (UK) (DVD)
* June 8, 2020 (UK) (Blu-Ray)

## Reception

### Box office

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood has grossed $67,760,877 worldwide on a $25 million budget.

### Critical response

The film has a 7.3 rating on IMDb and a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* TriStar Pictures
* Tencent Pictures
* Big Beach Films

### Distributors

* TriStar Pictures (2019) (USA) (theatrical)
* Sony Pictures Releasing (2020) (UK) (theatrical)
* Sony Pictures Releasing (2020) (Brazil) (theatrical)
* Sony Pictures Releasing (2020) (Singapore) (theatrical)
* United International Pictures (2020) (Argentina) (theatrical)
* Universal Pictures (2020) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
* Amazon Studios (2019) (Worldwide) (all media)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (USA) (DVD)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (DVD)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (Blu-Ray)

## Trivia

* Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys previously starred together in *The Post* (2017).