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Pleasantville

Pleasantville (1998)

PG-13 2h 4m 7.4/10 IMDb
FantasyComedyDrama

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.

Director: Gary Ross

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

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Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted)
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