Won't You Be My Neighbor?

About Won't You Be My Neighbor?

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

Morgan Neville's Won't You Be My Neighbor? is a 2018 documentary film. Its themes are childhood, TV host, puppeteer, and puppet show.

Margaret Whitmer stars as Self - TV Producer, Tom Junod as Self - Journalist and Fred's Friend, Joanne Rogers as Self - Fred's Wife, and Jim Rogers as Self - Fred's Son. Released in June 2018, it runs 95 minutes.

Production companies include Impact Partners, Independent Lens, and PBS. The story is adapted from real events.

The Wolf of Wall Street, The Imitation Game, and Bohemian Rhapsody make useful companions to Won't You Be My Neighbor?, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 626 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.