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Pleasantville (1998)

Pleasantville (1998)

Drama Comedy Fantasy

Nothing is as simple as black and white.

Release Date: 1998, September 17
Directors: Gary Ross
Countries: United States of America
Production: New Line Cinema, Larger Than Life Productions, Juno Pix
Cast: Tobey Maguire, William H. Macy, Paul Walker, Jeff Daniels, Marley Shelton, Joan Allen, Nancy Lenehan, Jim Antonio, Patrick Thomas O'Brien, James Keane, Giuseppe Andrews, Andrea Baker

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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