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Love, Simon

Love, Simon

Everyone deserves a great love story.

20188.01h 50m

Overview

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

Directed by Greg Berlanti
Written by Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker, Becky Albertalli
Produced by Pouya Shahbazian, Isaac Klausner, Wyck Godfrey
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $66.3M

Top Cast

Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson

Simon

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Emily

Josh Duhamel

Josh Duhamel

Jack

Katherine Langford

Katherine Langford

Leah

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Abby

Logan Miller

Logan Miller

Martin

Keiynan Lonsdale

Keiynan Lonsdale

Bram

Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Nick

Talitha Eliana Bateman

Talitha Eliana Bateman

Nora

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Mr. Worth

Themes & Keywords

coming outsexual identityhigh schoolbased on novel or booksexualityclasscoming of agebullyloveteen moviemale homosexualitylgbtlgbt teenbased on young adult novelgay themeboys' love (bl)appreciative

About Love, Simon

Love, Simon is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of coming out, sexual identity, high school, based on novel or book, sexuality, class. Directed by Greg Berlanti, it stars Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel. Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

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