Pleasantville (1998)
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama • 2h 4m
Overview
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, J. T. Walsh, Paul Walker, Don Knotts, Marley Shelton, Jane Kaczmarek, Giuseppe Andrews, Jenny Lewis, Marissa Ribisi, Denise Dowse, McNally Sagal, Paul Morgan Stetler, Kevin Connors, Natalie Ramsey, Justin Nimmo, Kai Lennox, Jason Behr, Harry Singleton, John Ganun, Dawn Cody, Maggie Lawson, Andrea Baker, Lela Ivey, Marc Blucas, Danny Strong, Heather McGill, Robin Bissell, Jim Patric, Stanton Rutledge, Jason Maves, Gerald Emerick, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Nancy Lenehan, Weston Blakesley, Patrick Thomas O'Brien, Jim Antonio, Kristin Rudrüd, Laura Carney, Dan Gillies, Erik MacArthur, Adam Carter, David Tom, Johnny Moran, Jeanine Jackson, J. Patrick Lawlor, James Keane
Director: Gary Ross
Italy WB 4K Blu-ray > US Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (better compression on Italy 4K Blu-ray)
Director: Gary Ross
Italy WB 4K Blu-ray > US Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray (better compression on Italy 4K Blu-ray)
Director: Frank Oz
2026 4K Blu-ray
Warner Bros Blu-ray for the original 70mm 6-track mix
Warner Bros pan-and-scan LaserDisc for the original Dolby Stereo 35mm 2-track mix
Only the DVD has the isolated score.
Director: Frank Oz
2026 4K Blu-ray
Warner Bros Blu-ray for the original 70mm 6-track mix
Warner Bros pan-and-scan LaserDisc for the original Dolby Stereo 35mm 2-track mix
Only the DVD has the isolated score.
Director: Philip Kaufman
Director: Philip Kaufman
Directors: Thomas Bentley & Niall McCloskey & Sam Halleron & Rachel Traynor & Mike Deedigan
Directors: Thomas Bentley & Niall McCloskey & Sam Halleron & Rachel Traynor & Mike Deedigan
Director: Edgar Selwyn
Director: Edgar Selwyn
SD: 2013 Warner Bros The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3
SD: 2013 Warner Bros The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3
4K restoration has been screened at conventions
SD: 2013 Warner Bros The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3
SD: 2013 Warner Bros The Wizard of Oz (1939) 3D 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray Disc 3
4K restoration has been screened at conventions
Director: James Foley
Director: James Foley
Director: Rob Reiner
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
Director: Rob Reiner
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
HD Streaming or old Warner Bros DVD
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Sept. 2026
Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Sept. 2026
More Fantasy on Blu-ray
Directors: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
Directors: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
Director: Pete Docter
Original credits: 2009 Blu-ray/2013 3D Blu-ray
Outtake credits: 2002 Collector's Edition DVD
Original credits: 2009 Blu-ray/2013 3D Blu-ray (preference: the 2009 Blu-ray has rendering errors not on the DVD release or the 3D version but does have the original Disney and Pixar logos caps. Fur textures are differently animated on the 3D version as well)
Outtake credits: 2002 UK Collector's Edition DVD (US release has the outtakes only in the fullscreen version)
AC3 5.1, Cinema DTS or half bitrate DTS DVD (only on the UK Collector's Edition)
Director: Pete Docter
Original credits: 2009 Blu-ray/2013 3D Blu-ray
Outtake credits: 2002 Collector's Edition DVD
Original credits: 2009 Blu-ray/2013 3D Blu-ray (preference: the 2009 Blu-ray has rendering errors not on the DVD release or the 3D version but does have the original Disney and Pixar logos caps. Fur textures are differently animated on the 3D version as well)
Outtake credits: 2002 UK Collector's Edition DVD (US release has the outtakes only in the fullscreen version)
AC3 5.1, Cinema DTS or half bitrate DTS DVD (only on the UK Collector's Edition)
Directors: Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang
Currently streaming on Netflix
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Currently streaming on Netflix
Directors: Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang
Currently streaming on Netflix
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Currently streaming on Netflix
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Directors: Gus Meins & Charley Rogers
Original 1934 Theatrical Version: US Legend Films Blu-ray
1950 Reissue Version: OOP 1980s US VHS
Samuel Goldwyn 1991 Colorized Version: US Image Entertainment/GoodTimes LaserDisc or US GoodTimes DVD
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 2D: US Legend Films Blu-ray
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 3D: US Legend Films 3D Blu-ray
Original 1934 Theatrical Version: US Legend Films Blu-ray
1950 Reissue Version: OOP 1980s US VHS
Samuel Goldwyn 1991 Colorized Version: US Image Entertainment/GoodTimes LaserDisc or US GoodTimes DVD
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 2D: US Legend Films Blu-ray
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 3D: US Legend Films 3D Blu-ray
Directors: Gus Meins & Charley Rogers
Original 1934 Theatrical Version: US Legend Films Blu-ray
1950 Reissue Version: OOP 1980s US VHS
Samuel Goldwyn 1991 Colorized Version: US Image Entertainment/GoodTimes LaserDisc or US GoodTimes DVD
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 2D: US Legend Films Blu-ray
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 3D: US Legend Films 3D Blu-ray
Original 1934 Theatrical Version: US Legend Films Blu-ray
1950 Reissue Version: OOP 1980s US VHS
Samuel Goldwyn 1991 Colorized Version: US Image Entertainment/GoodTimes LaserDisc or US GoodTimes DVD
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 2D: US Legend Films Blu-ray
Legend Films 2006 Colorized Version - 3D: US Legend Films 3D Blu-ray
Director: Jean Cocteau
Director: Jean Cocteau
Director: Paul Schrader
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray has DNR applied and encoding could be better. Possible issues in Dolby Vision
Great source, poorly encoded but it does look significantly better than the Blu-Rays.
Director: Paul Schrader
Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray has DNR applied and encoding could be better. Possible issues in Dolby Vision
Great source, poorly encoded but it does look significantly better than the Blu-Rays.
Paramount 4K Blu-ray has the original colour grade
Paramount 4K Blu-ray has the original colour grade
Director: F. W. Murnau
2006 Restoration: Eureka Blu-ray
1995 photochemical restoration: BFI Blu-ray that some may prefer
Eureka with Murnau institute restoration featuring score based on original score, BFI uses Photoplay restoration with James Bernard score
Both Eureka and BFI BDs are worthy of owning. Each restoration has unique positives and extras. The James Bernard score on the BFI is outstanding and the image tinting is different to how the Murnau institute official restoration was done. The Eureka MoC BD is stuffed with extras and remains one of the best-made BDs of all time. Whatever you do: AVOID THE Kino Lorber BD!!! It uses the same Murnau institute restoration but drops frames for the whole feature - thus it loses a significant portion of the film! This was never acknowledged or addressed. The Kino Lorber BD remains one of the worst BDs of all time for this reason.
Director: F. W. Murnau
2006 Restoration: Eureka Blu-ray
1995 photochemical restoration: BFI Blu-ray that some may prefer
Eureka with Murnau institute restoration featuring score based on original score, BFI uses Photoplay restoration with James Bernard score
Both Eureka and BFI BDs are worthy of owning. Each restoration has unique positives and extras. The James Bernard score on the BFI is outstanding and the image tinting is different to how the Murnau institute official restoration was done. The Eureka MoC BD is stuffed with extras and remains one of the best-made BDs of all time. Whatever you do: AVOID THE Kino Lorber BD!!! It uses the same Murnau institute restoration but drops frames for the whole feature - thus it loses a significant portion of the film! This was never acknowledged or addressed. The Kino Lorber BD remains one of the worst BDs of all time for this reason.
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