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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) 8.1
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8.1/10 from 124,942 users
Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 255 user | 306 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world. Director:Stephen Chbosky |
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Cast
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Susan
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Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. Written by Anonymous
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Rated PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight - all involving teens | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 October 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Las ventajas de ser invisible See more »Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$228,359 (USA) (21 September 2012)Gross:
$17,738,570 (USA) (1 February 2013)Company Credits
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Written by Kristin Hersh
Performed by Throwing Muses
Courtesy of Reprise Records and 4AD
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing and Beggars Group Media Limited
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The first names of every child in Charlie's family starts with a "c". Charlie, Candace (Charlie's sister), and Chris (Charlie's older brother). See more »Goofs
When Charlie and Sam talk outside following the cafeteria fight, Sam's hair repeatedly switches between in front and behind her right ear. See more »Soundtracks
"Counting Backwards"Written by Kristin Hersh
Performed by Throwing Muses
Courtesy of Reprise Records and 4AD
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing and Beggars Group Media Limited
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Went to an advance screening expecting your usual "shy kid in high school learns to stick up for himself" sort of feel-good drama. This movie is so much more than that - I was truly blown away by the mature themes and moving characters. Mental illness, sexual abuse, drugs and alcohol... I think the writer/screenwriter/director said it best in the Q+A after when he said it was a film that looked at the emotional aspects of that point in life without being sentimental. I really cared about these three teens - Charlie, Sam, and Patrick - and their story never felt cheesy. Just real, and moving, and touching. Go see this movie!