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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012 · 103 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.

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Appeals to viewers who value emotionally candid coming-of-age stories about outsider friendship, formative music, and the slow process of healing.

Tone
melancholic, warm, bittersweet
Payoff
catharsis, comfort
Pacing
steady
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
adolescence, friendship, belonging, trauma, first love
Setting
early 1990s, suburban high school and surrounding neighborhoods

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