A cynical journalist discovers unexpected warmth and perspective when profiling a beloved television icon.
Earnest and intimate. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on YouTube (free).
It stays inside its PG, with mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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