Pleasantville

Pleasantville

Nothing is as simple as black and white.

1998•2h 4m•7.3/10

FantasyComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(2K)

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

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Production

New Line Cinema, Larger Than Life Productions, Juno Pix

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

David

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Jennifer

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

George Parker

Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Betty Parker

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Mr. Johnson

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Big Bob

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Skip

Don Knotts

Don Knotts

TV Repairman

Marley Shelton

Marley Shelton

Margaret Henderson

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek

David's Mom

Giuseppe Andrews

Giuseppe Andrews

Howard

Jenny Lewis

Jenny Lewis

Christin

Marissa Ribisi

Marissa Ribisi

Kimmy

Denise Dowse

Denise Dowse

Health Teacher

McNally Sagal

McNally Sagal

Science Teacher

Paul Morgan Stetler

Paul Morgan Stetler

College Counselor

Kevin Connors

Kevin Connors

Bud Parker

Natalie Ramsey

Natalie Ramsey

Mary Sue Parker

Justin Nimmo

Mark Davis

Kai Lennox

Kai Lennox

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