Movie · Comedy · Drama

When 90's teens David and Jennifer get zapped into the perfect suburbia of the black & white 50's sitcom, PLEASANTVILLE, what results is a "visionary adventure" that Siskel and Ebert give "Two big thumbs up!" Pleasantville's perfect people include a mild-mannered soda jerk, a socially repressed mom and a father who always knows best. But, when 90's pop culture clashes with 50',s family values, chaos ensues, turning the town of PLEASANTVILLE upside down and black and white into color.

1998 · 2h 3m
Director Gary Ross

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Pleasantville

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When 90's teens David and Jennifer get zapped into the perfect suburbia of the black & white 50's sitcom, PLEASANTVILLE, what results is a "visionary adventure" that Siskel and Ebert give "Two big thumbs up!" Pleasantville's perfect people include a mild-mannered soda jerk, a socially repressed mom and a father who always knows best. But, when 90's pop culture clashes with 50',s family values, chaos ensues, turning the town of PLEASANTVILLE upside down and black and white into color.

COMMON SENSE

Thought-provoking look at past and present teen life.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8
Reviews 96
Fresh 82
Rotten 14

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Studio
New Line
Released
1998
Run Time
2 hr 3 min
Rated
PG-13 for some thematic elements emphasizing sexuality, and for language.
Region of Origin
United States
© 1998 New Line Productions, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC), English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), Portuguese (Brazil)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.