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Pleasantville

1998 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

7.3/10

Rating

124 min

Runtime

1998

Release Year

Gary Ross

Director

Cast

Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels

Quick Synopsis

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.

Full Plot Summary of Pleasantville

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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