Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 64 nominations total
- Director
- Writers
- Micah Fitzerman-Blue
- Noah Harpster
- Tom Junod(inspired by the article "Can You Say... Hero?" by)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFred Rogers was known to be extremely difficult to interview because he cared more about the person interviewing him than he did about being interviewed and would often use the time to befriend the person interviewing him.
- GoofsAs is usual for a biodrama, certain events are changed for dramatic purposes. The beginning of the film states this takes place in 1998, however, several of the Mister Rogers episodes depicted being recorded were actually filmed earlier. The episode where Rogers attempted to put up a tent was filmed in 1975, and his visit to the Uptown String Quartet was filmed and aired in 1997, and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe story involving the skunk was filmed and aired in 1987.
- Quotes
Fred Rogers: Anything mentionable is manageable.
- Crazy creditsWhen the credits roll, behind the scenes footage of the models during the transitions. This culminates with footage of the real Fred Rogers singing "You've Got to Do It".
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Saving Mr. Rogers (2019)
Featured review
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
This didn't get much of a theatrical run here in the UK, and possibly gets lost in translation, as we don't really know much about Mr Rogers, whereas in the US he is a massive icon from people's childhoods.
On it's own merits though this is a good film, with two stellar performances from Rhys and Hanks.
A little slow in places, it does contain some wonderful messages, that stayed with me long after the credits rolled.
On it's own merits though this is a good film, with two stellar performances from Rhys and Hanks.
A little slow in places, it does contain some wonderful messages, that stayed with me long after the credits rolled.
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- Jun 17, 2020
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- You Are My Friend
- Filming locations
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA(Fred Rogers WQED Studio)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $61,704,055
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,251,238
- Nov 24, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $67,925,733
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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