Pleasantville - Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
4.7 | 5,966 ratings
Price: 37.49
Last update: 05-13-2026
Product details
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 3.2 ounces
- Director : Gary Ross
- Media Format : 4K
- Run time : 2 hours and 4 minutes
- Release date : July 21, 2026
- Actors : J.T. Walsh, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, William H. Macy
- Producers : Gary Ross, Jon Kilik, Steven Soderbergh
- Language : English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1)
- Studio : SHOUT! FACTORY
- ASIN : B0GWTHLKQJ
- Best Sellers Rank:#9 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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- Customer Reviews:4.74.7 out of 5 stars(5,966)
Top reviews from the United States
- Ryle Shermatz"Where's My Blu-Ray?"Seriously, was "Pleasantville" the best movie of the 1990's? I know I'm overlooking a lot of superlative work to say that but I just happened to watch it again last night and got clobbered all over by its wonderous ingenuity and charm. "Pleasantville" is a movie I NEVER get tired of and by golly, now that it's only $5.99 to buy it new you really have no excuse but to give it a shot.
I will forgo a synopsis here because so many other reviewers preceding me have already done so. Let me just observe that if you want to experience full-frontal allegory, you cannot do better than this. There is so much symbolism and social commentary gently packaged in this sweet parable of an Eisenhower era sitcom come to life! I must confess for this 51 year old reviewer the demographic and generational arrows launched by "Pleasantville" score a direct hit on my boomer-era heart. I would hope younger viewers unaware of the '50's TV conventions being employed as background here can still understand the social strictures and conventions referenced, and even if they can't, can still marvel at the incredible comic/dramatic performances AND the spectacular b&w/color photography that is SO important to the storytelling.
The cast--KILLER! Reese Witherspoon, Tobey McGuire, Jeff Daniels, Bill Macy (where's my dinner!), J.T. Walsh (alas! His last role--RIP)--all sublime REALLY in every respect. But I gotta RAVE at you about just how POWERFUL and INTENSE Joan Allen's performance as an archetypal sitcom mom awakening slowly, and painfully, to a fully 3-D technicolor life, turns out to be (the same journey the entire town takes, albeit grudgingly). I believe this was my first exposure to Joan and her tortured but determined journey depicted here still gives me shivers. I can't imagine any other actress giving such a finely calibrated and sympathetic portrayal. This performance--really ALL of "Pleasantville"--are prime examples of just how GOOD "comedy" acting can be. So much more than just slapstick here!
I can't overlook Don Knotts--who better to provide 1950's "cred" than Barney Fife himself? If you can find it, check out the criminally forgotten Knotts movieThe Love God?for Don at his most comically surreal; Yeah, maximum "guilty pleasure" for your reviewer, but I love the outrageous '70's Dacron Polyester Mens' fashion parade and especially the hysterical courtroom faceoff; Don goes on trial as a porn merchant, and gets denounced in open court as a "capering libertine, a lecherous goat, partaking in depraved orgies"--Truly comedy from beyond space and time as we know it!
For those of us who remember the 1950's, "Pleasantville" is ESSENTIAL viewing that will pluck every emotional string you still have. No doubt there are stone hearts who can watch and not be moved, but I'm certainly not one of them. So many memorable & quotable lines of dialogue too: "I don't WANT it to go away!!!" "Those are Whitey's cookies!" "Where's My Dinner!" "You're safe for now, you're in a bowling alley!" "I'm wearing three pounds of underwear here!" "You can pin me anytime!" And I could go on--share your own favorites later.
Also highly recommended, and on a similar wavelength:Matinee [Import] starring John Goodman as an early '60's schlock horror movie producer flogging his new monster epic as the all-too-real terror of the Cuban Missle Crisis unfolds. Then, if you're ready to graduate to the "hard stuff", steel yourself for the almost psychedelic melodramatic swoons of the incredible director Douglas Sirk inAll That Heaven Allows Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Douglas Sirk (NTSC All Region Import), or if you're really feeling daring,WRITTEN on the WIND (NTSC All Region Import) Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, and Dorothy Malone, Douglas Sirk.
Let me close as I began: "Pleasantville" is a landmark modern masterpiece and let me declare here publicly, given its unprecedented and amazingly deft use of color in the plot (as you'll see) is especially deserving of the best picture (and sound--OUTSTANDING Randy Newman orchestral score) possible. So--I say again--WHERE'S MY BLU-RAY?!? - Bruce L. PetersonA Movie Worth WatchingI live in Pleasantville so I wanted to see the movie version of my town.
Its a story with a real twist. Very enjoyable to watch.
It has great actors and they all give very good performances.
On the surface everything seems perfect...
But as we know nothing is perfect.
As the story progresses we see that reality starts poking its head up.
It is alarming to the citizens but in the end they see the beauty...
Of a real world where nothing is perfect but much more interesting. - DebiGreat family movieOne of my favorite movies. Good for the whole family.
- ♡ Brit Brat ♡Pleasantly surprisedThis was actually a pretty good movie. I wasnt sure what to expect, but I was "pleasantly" surprised.
- Scott B.Please improve your shipping packaging.Great DVD. Quality as advertised. Fast shipping. Shipping packaging could be better. Today most DVDs come in an envelope. It may be padded, if you're lucky. I have to return a lot of DVDs for damage to the case during shipment. This was not oneo0f them. Please improve your shipping packaging.
- Jeremy SmithLoved it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Love this movie so much
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Bryan KnappStill relevant almost 30 years laterYears later, I still go back and watch this movie when I'm depressed. It's still as relevant now as it was when it was made and even though the themes are heavy-handed, the film moves the viewer in all the right ways. Stellar acting across the board, stellar cinematography, and a truly memorable soundtrack make this one of my favorite movies.
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