
Dear Evan Hansen(2021)
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.


“It's a matter of life and death.”
An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.

Josh Duhamel
Adam Rogers

Famke Janssen
Ilana Katz

Giancarlo Esposito
Mason Washington

Sarah Wayne Callies
Karina

Caitlin FitzGerald
Sylvia

Chris Ellis
Keller

Chelah Horsdal
Elliot's Mom

Johannah Newmarch
Sara Hickey

Matthew Kevin Anderson
Male Host

Lucia Walters
Rebecca Washington
The Show is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of suicide, sibling relationship, nurse, janitor, tv host, network. Directed by Giancarlo Esposito, it stars Josh Duhamel, Famke Janssen, Giancarlo Esposito. An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.
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