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.
Directed by Morgan Neville
puppeteer
biography
based on true story
childhood
puppet show
tv host
tv show set
Rank
#7 in 2018·#440 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.2 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Tom Junod
Self - Journalist and Fred's Friend
Joanne Rogers
Self - Fred's Wife
Joe Negri
Self - Actor / Handyman Negri
David Newell
Self - Actor / Mr. McFeely
Yo-Yo Ma
Self - Musician and Fred's Friend
McColm Cephas Jr.
Child
Fred Rogers
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Ralph Ellison
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Betty Aberlin
Self - Lady Aberlin (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Eddie Murphy
Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
Crew
Morgan Neville
Director
Jeff Malmberg
Editor
David Boies III
Executive Producer
Nancy Stephens
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Morgan Neville
Producer
Jenifer Westphal
Executive Producer
Rick Rosenthal
Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer
Nion McEvoy
Executive Producer
Dan Cogan
Executive Producer
Al Nelson
Sound Designer
Popular Reviews
391 reviews
Reb
9.0★ · 08/15/19
SO PURE ** **Watch this and happy cry your heart out
SO PURE ** **Watch this and happy cry your heart out
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Bruce Bates
8.0★ · 03/19/26
I should probably watch more documentaries.
I should probably watch more documentaries.
Raven
8.0★ · 03/19/26
You don’t have to do anything spectacular to be loved
You don’t have to do anything spectacular to be loved