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Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

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

20216.32h 17m

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.

Directed by Stephen Chbosky
Written by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Produced by Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
Box OfficeBudget: $27.5MRevenue: $19.1M

Top Cast

Ben Platt

Ben Platt

Evan Hansen

Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Dever

Zoe Murphy

Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Cynthia Murphy

Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

Alana Beck

Nik Dodani

Nik Dodani

Jared Kalwani

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Heidi Hansen

Danny Pino

Danny Pino

Larry Mora

Colton Ryan

Colton Ryan

Connor Murphy

DeMarius R. Copes

DeMarius R. Copes

Oliver

Liz Kate

Liz Kate

Gemma

Themes & Keywords

high schoolsuicidelettermusicalbased on play or musicalgriefteenage boyguiltmental illnessmental healthemotional vulnerabilitysocial mediasocial anxietyemotional abusemother son relationshipgay youth2010sgaslightingschool bullyingabsurdadmiringawestruckdefiantdisapprovingdishearteningdisrespectfulmockingtragic

About Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of high school, suicide, letter, musical, based on play or musical, grief. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, it stars Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams. 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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