Touched By Grace: The Story of Mister Rogers and Journalist Tom Junod

Tom Junod was assigned to write a profile for Esquire magazine on beloved kids television icon Fred Rogers, and the two became close friends.

That friendship became the subject of a movie about the remarkable inner journey Tom made as a result of this unexpected pairing.

The film, ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys opens in theaters this week.