Dear Evan Hansen

An honest and original story for those lost and then found.

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Drama

Overview

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.

Keywords

mother son relationship
absurd
tragic
mental illness
high school
teenage boy
musical
suicide
disheartening
2010s
disrespectful
letter
social media
emotional vulnerability
awestruck
mental health
defiant
grief
guilt
based on play or musical
admiring
emotional abuse
social anxiety
school bullying
disapproving
gaslighting
gay youth
mocking

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 24, 2021
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Japan, United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures,Marc Platt Productions,dentsu,Perfect World Pictures
Cast: Ben Platt,Kaitlyn Dever,Amy Adams,Amandla Stenberg,Nik Dodani,Julianne Moore,Danny Pino,Colton Ryan,DeMarius R. Copes,Liz Kateand 41 more
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Writer: Steven Levenson,Benj Pasek,Justin Paul
Producer: Michael Bederman,Steven Levenson,Marc Platt,Adam Siegel,Benj Pasek,Justin Paul
Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Music: Benj Pasek,Justin Paul,Dan Romer
Budget: $27,500,000
Revenue: $19,133,454
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt9357050