The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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…

Keywords

  • Awarded comedies
  • Best Novels Adaptation (home)
  • Christmas Spirit
  • Coming of Age
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • First Love
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Queer Romance
  • Teachers in the Movies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Together: Friendship
  • Together: Party
  • friendship
  • queer

Actors

  • Dylan McDermott
  • Paul Rudd
  • Mae Whitman
  • Emma Watson
  • Ezra Miller
  • Melanie Lynskey
  • Logan Lerman

Director

  • Stephen Chbosky

Drama, Comedy


1h 43min


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United States
2012
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…

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…


Cast & Crew