The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

12A
03/10/2012 (GB)
Drama
1h 43m

We are infinite.

Overview

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

  • Stephen ChboskyDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $13,000,000

  • Revenue

    $33,384,127

Keywords

  • school friend
  • depression
  • high school
  • friendship
  • based on novel or book
  • trauma
  • coming of age
  • freshman
  • school
  • teenage boy
  • high school student
  • first love
  • aunt nephew relationship
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • lgbt teen
  • pittsburgh, pennsylvania
  • candid
  • thoughtful
  • 1990s
  • based on young adult novel
  • gay theme
  • serious
  • boys' love (bl)
  • teenager
  • reminiscent
  • romantic
  • admiring
  • amused
  • appreciative

Top Billed Cast

Logan Lerman

Logan Lerman

Charlie

Emma Watson

Emma Watson

Sam

Ezra Miller

Ezra Miller

Patrick

Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman

Mary Elizabeth

Kate Walsh

Kate Walsh

Mother

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Father

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Aunt Helen

Nina Dobrev

Nina Dobrev

Candace

Johnny Simmons

Johnny Simmons

Brad

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Dr. Burton

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