Film

Pleasantville

1998 · 2h 4m · Fantasy · Comedy · Drama

Nothing is as simple as black and white.

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Metacritic

71

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.

Tobey Maguire

David

Reese Witherspoon

Jennifer

William H. Macy

George Parker

Joan Allen

Betty Parker

Jeff Daniels

Mr. Johnson

J.T. Walsh

Big Bob

Paul Walker

Skip

Don Knotts

TV Repairman

Marley Shelton

Margaret Henderson

Jane Kaczmarek

David's Mom

Giuseppe Andrews

Howard

Jenny Lewis

Christin

Marissa Ribisi

Kimmy

Denise Dowse

Health Teacher

McNally Sagal

Science Teacher

Paul Morgan Stetler

College Counselor

• Gary RossScreenplay · Director · Producer
• Jon KilikProducer
• Steven SoderberghProducer
• Michael De LucaExecutive Producer
• Mary ParentExecutive Producer
• John LindleyDirector of Photography
• Randy NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• William GoldenbergEditor
• Ellen LewisCasting
• Debra ZaneCasting

Original Theatrical TrailerPleasantville Trailer HD - Original

Release date

September 17, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$49,800,000

Genres

Fantasy, Comedy, Drama

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