Won't You Be My Neighbor?
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), Won't You Be My Neighbor? takes an intimate look at America's favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this emotional and moving film takes us beyond the zip-up cardigans and the land of make-believe, and into the heart of a creative genius who inspired generations of children with compassion and limitless imagination.
February 21, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
30 December 1942, New York City, New York, USA
31 March 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
27 August 1908, Stonewall, Texas, USA
7 October 1955, Paris, France
November 24, 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
July 4, 1971 in San Francisco, California, USA
5 September 1951, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
January 18, 1922 in Arnold, Pennsylvania, USA
19 August 1946, Hope, Arkansas, USA
13 December 1967, Terrell, Texas, USA
12 May 1936, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
March 20, 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
20 March 1928, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA
3 April 1961, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
November 30, 1970
9 January 1913, Yorba Linda, California, USA
April 23, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
20 November 1925, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
July 16, 2018
The kindness and compassion the documentary displays for its subject, and which Fred Rogers in turn extended to generations of children, help make Won't You Be My Neighbor? one of the best of the year.July 15, 2018
Won't You Be My Neighbor? makes you want to be a better person.July 11, 2018
A chance to sit in a cool, dark room for 90 minutes and smile and weep over a man who inspires us to be better.July 26, 2018
Neville weaves the narrative around some of Rogers' favored concepts and core beliefs rather than providing a full birth-to-death biography of the man's private life. It's a wise choice because Rogers' words and ideas are stirringly relevant today.June 15, 2018
This timely doc will resonate deeply with anyone who remembers Rogers befriending them from the small screen.August 04, 2018
Won't you see one of the best documentaries of the year? Sure you can.June 14, 2018
You don't need a strong nostalgic connection to Rogers' show to feel genuinely moved by the man's essential goodness, all the more as Neville contrasts it with today's public discourse.June 21, 2018
A poignant tribute to the mild-mannered father-figure who served as moral compass to generations.July 20, 2018
You don't need to be a fan of the show or even have watched it. Won't You Be My Neighbor? will perfectly captivate and engage viewers, no matter their knowledge on the subject. This is the must-see documentary of the year.June 15, 2018
"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" doesn't deify Rogers, but it makes a strong argument that as a neighbor, he was one of a kind.June 14, 2018
As Oscar winner Morgan Neville's timely, tear-duct lubricating documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" makes clear, the easily parodied, often underestimated icon of children's television was a total badass.July 10, 2018
It's daunting, particularly when we feel we are in the shadow of figures like him, who are seemingly capable of such impossible good.