The Perks of Being a Wallflower

PG-13 7.9
2012 1 hr 43 min Drama

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:
    Logan Lerman , Emma Watson , Ezra Miller , Mae Whitman , Kate Walsh , Dylan McDermott , Melanie Lynskey

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Reviews

Lovesusti
2012/09/21

The Worst Film Ever

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Claysaba
2012/09/22

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Contentar
2012/09/23

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Guillelmina
2012/09/24

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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gokselatakan-48290
2012/09/25

I couldn't give it a 100 so I've given 10/10. One of the best films that I have ever watched. Watched it third times already.

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lisafordeay
2012/09/26

The Perks of Being A Wallflower is a 2012 Romantic Drama/Indie film starring Logan Lerman,Erza Miller and Emma Watson and tells the tale about an introvert named Charlie(played by Logan Lerman) who goes to high school and is constantly being bullied non stop as he has no friends ,girlfriend nothing until one day he met a guy called Patrick(Ezra Miller) and a free spirited woman named Sam(Emma Watson sporting an American accent) who happens to be Patrick's sister and eventually the 3 of them become best mates till Charlie starts to fall for Sam who like Charlie is hiding a painful secret too as like Charlie she was abused by her own uncle sexually along with Charlie who was also abused as a kid. Overall I enjoyed this film sure I had Emma Watson in my head as Hermoine Granger and Belle but she was good as Sam,the plot is quite dark and deals with some serious issues such as mental illnesses,bullying,sexual harassments,suicide, coming out etc. Also stars Paul Rudd,Kate Walsh, Mae Whitman and a cameo with Joan Cussack I give it a B-

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percyloganfan0916
2012/09/27

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a well-executed adaptation of the 1999 novel of the same name with great performance from Lerman, Watson and Miller. With a crisp script and precise direction from Chbosky who also penned the novel, the film achieves a great storytelling standpoint supported with great acting and great movie craftsmanship. Overall, the movie is a great and excellent take of the novel it is based on.

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Aspegic
2012/09/28

8.0? Really??? NO NO NO! I am 100% convinced that many of the 10 star reviews here are written by people working for the company that made this film. That's why I'm giving this 1 star, to compensate, because really this movie should score 5 or maybe 5.5. I hate it when commercial incentives ruin a scoring system like this, although I can't say I'm surprised. As for the movie, it is mediocre. Not bad, not good. But just read some of the 5 star reviews here, they mostly explain this movie correctly. I'm not going to bother.

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