A jaded journalist (Rhys) reluctantly accepts an Esquire assignment to profile the children’s television host Fred Rogers (Hanks), and encounters a profoundly empathetic worldview that changes his life forever. Following up on last year’s sharp comic drama, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, director Marielle Heller sets Fred Rogers’ irresistible charm against the immovable cynicism of a New York magazine writer.
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