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Dear Evan Hansen

2021 · 137 min

An emotionally raw musical that balances cringe-inducing lies with sincere longing, often uncomfortable but ultimately hopeful.

Directed by
Stephen Chbosky
Genres
Drama
Tagline
An honest and original story for those lost and then found.
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.

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Directed by
Stephen Chbosky
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Julianne Moore, Danny Pino, Colton Ryan
Music
Benj Pasek, Dan Romer
Cinematography
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Runtime
137 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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