Film
Pleasantville
1998· PG-13· 2h 4m· Comedy· Drama· Fantasy
“Nothing is as simple as black and white.”
In "Pleasantville" (1998), geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister Jennifer are transported into the monochrome universe of a 1950s sitcom, where life is neatly packaged and endlessly pleasant. Jennifer’s modern sensibilities shatter the town’s placid monotony, infusing it with color and awakening desires long suppressed. The film explores how the arrival of complexity and contradiction transforms a superficially perfect world into one rich with emotional depth and moral ambiguity.
1998-09-17
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Key Crew
DirectorGary Ross
ScreenplayGary Ross
ProducerGary Ross
Director of PhotographyJohn Lindley
Original Music ComposerRandy Newman
EditorWilliam Goldenberg
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 48 crew)
Details
Released1998-09-17
Runtime2h 4m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosNew Line Cinema · Larger Than Life Productions · Juno Pix
Budget$60M
Box office$50M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.3/10 · 1914 votes
Original languageen
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