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Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, J.T. Walsh, Don Knotts, Marley Shelton, Jane Kaczmarek, Paul Walker
Two 1990's teenagers find themselves in a 1950's sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world.
Id: 9106883
This and Purple Rose of Cairo are both about disrupted routine and comparing the fictional world of 50's TV or 30's movies to real life. I like the effects and all the performances (though Don Knotts is a little hokey). But the theme more than anything is what makes this story ...( read more)
Interesting movie about siblings being transported into a make believe time.
The idea of this movie is brilliant. A couple of kids from the 90's get thrown into the world of a 50's B&W sitcom where everything is just peachy. Peachy yes, but not very real. The firemen have never rescued anything other than a cat in a tree. The basketball team has never...( read more)
I cannot remember it well enough to evaluate it properly, but I love the idea. The story is like a 'Wizard of Oz' doppleganger, a loss of innocence and discovery of truth through color, imagination and rebellion.
A nice film which will keep most entertained with the simple plot. The beauty of the film is the effective use of black and white intermingling with colour.
Some critics here are saying the movie takes itself too seriously - but I believe some people are taking it too literally. ... Saying that the topics that are addressed have no impact on society anymore, clearly misses the point. ... The 50s -- or more specifically, 50s TV -- is ...( read more)
Gary Ross' delightful, funny, thought-encouraging (if not provoking) parable is a modern-day take on an old message. David (Tobey Maguire) is a fairly typical suburban high school geek who is in love with a 50s TV Land-style sitcom called "Pleasantville." His sister Jennifer (Ree...( read more)
