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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012 · 103 min Drama
7.8 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Stephen Chbosky

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 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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