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Won't You Be My Neighbor? (film)

Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMorgan Neville
Produced by
  • Morgan Neville
  • Caryn Capotosto
  • Nicholas Ma
Starring
CinematographyGraham Willoughby
Edited by
  • Jeff Malmberg
  • Aaron Wickenden
Music byJonathan Kirkscey
Production
companies
Distributed byFocus Features
Release dates
  • January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (Sundance)
  • June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$22.8 million[1]

Won't You Be My Neighbor? is a 2018 American documentary film about the life and guiding philosophy of Fred Rogers, the host and creator of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, directed by Morgan Neville. The trailer for the film debuted on what would have been Rogers' 90th birthday, March 20, 2018.[2][3]

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on June 8, 2018. It received acclaim from critics and audiences and grossed over $22 million, becoming the top-grossing biographical documentary ever produced and the 12th largest-grossing documentary ever produced.[4][5]

It was nominated for numerous awards, won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, and was chosen by Time magazine as one of its top ten films of 2018.[6]

  1. ^ "Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Greg (March 20, 2018). "'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Trailer: Mister Rogers Reveals Guiding Force". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Rothman, Michael (March 21, 2018). "'Won't You Be My Neighbor' trailer reveals 'radical' Mister Rogers". Good Morning America. ABC News. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Gibson, Caitlin (August 12, 2019). "How Mister Rogers became a timeless oracle of parenting wisdom". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (November 20, 2019). "'Won't You Be My Neighbor', 'RBG' Nab Producers Guild Documentary Nominations". Variety. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (November 15, 2018). "The Top 10 Movies of 2018". Time. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

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