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Movie critics combined give Pleasantville (1998) a score of 2.9165 out of 4
based on (208) reviews
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Excellent
4
Excellent
(38)
Very Good
3
Very Good
(141)
Good
2
Good
(24)
Fair
1
Fair
(3)
Poor
0
Poor
(2)
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.45 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Fiona Clague)Edinburgh U Film Society (Fiona Clague)
...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Fiona Clague)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.45 out of 4 stars for Westword NewspaperWestword Newspaper
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for Dallas ObserverDallas Observer
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for reVisionreVision
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Funny for about half an hour, Pleasantville thereafter becomes an increasingly lugubrious, ultimately exasperating mix of technological wonder and ideological idiocy. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)
His (Ross) sophisticated handling -- and the efforts of his able cast, notably the stellar Joan Allen -- produces a surprisingly accomplished cumulative effect. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at TV Guide (Sandra Contreras)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cineclub-Filmkritik Cineclub-Filmkritik
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
A terrific supporting cast -- William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels and the final appearance of the great J.T. Walsh -- helps bring Pleasantville to life. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.37 out of 4 stars for cinemusic.netcinemusic.net
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.35 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Technical elegance and fine performances mask the shallowness of a story as simpleminded as the '50s TV to which it condescends; certainly it's got none of the depth, poignance, and brilliance of "The Truman Show," the recent TV-is-stifling drama that ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.27 out of 4 stars for Xi-online Xi-online
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for Fotograma.com Fotograma.com
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Box Office MagazineBox Office Magazine
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Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
When Ross gets serious and grasps for allegorical import, Pleasantville bogs down in mixed ambitions. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Mike Clark)USA Today (Mike Clark)
Glum and preachy. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at USA Today (Mike Clark)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
The movie's simplistic storyline does not match its stunning visual accomplishments: Pleasantville's story is drawn from a palette that's strictly limited to black-and-white. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Fantastica Daily (Mervius)Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Pleasantville is an amusing and interesting fantasy, with a moral. It just doesn't happen to be hilarious or emotionally impactful. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The film satirizes the blandness of such seeming perfection. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Pleasantville (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Ross' missive is earnest and well-intentioned, but it's difficult not to feel that his film both runs on too long and overreaches its dramatic resources in its attempt to deliver it. ...read the complete Pleasantville movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
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Pleasantville (1998) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Pleasantville (1998) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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