A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Marielle Heller, 2019
Can you say... hero?
Tom Junod, 1998
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a movie directed by Marielle Heller in 2019 and inspired by the book Can you say… hero? by Tom Junod, first published in 1998. The movie features Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Noah Harpster, Tammy Blanchard, and others.
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Storyline
In 1998, in the beginning of an episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers displays a picture board with five doors. The fourth door is opened to reveal the face of Mr. Roger’s troubled new friend, Lloyd Vogel. Lloyd Vogel is an Esquire journalist known for his cynical writing style who is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers. Vogel will overcome his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.
Movie vs Book
Year
2019
Minutes
109
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Director: Marielle Heller
Country: USA
Year: 2019
Length: 1h49m
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Year
1998
Pages
30
Book Rate
7.94
S: Goodreads
Book
Can you say... hero?
Author: Tom Junod
Country: USA
First published in: 1998
Length: 30 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“Not every good book needs to be a movie. I still believe nothing tells a story with the richness and complexity of a good novel.”
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON (Writer)
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