Dear Evan Hansen

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Dear Evan Hansen

PG-13

Released Sep 24, 2021

2h 17m

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Drama

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The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.

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Critics Consensus

Dear Evan Hansen does a fair job of capturing the emotion of its source material, but it's undermined by questionable casting and a story that's hard to swallow.

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Audience Says

This heartwarming story is relatable for teens and anyone who remembers being one -- and despite the age gap between himself and his character, Ben Platt's performance is great.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Something has been lost in translation from stage to screen because what's there now does not seem strong enough to have won best musical and best score on Broadway. And at 137 minutes, it does go on.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 11, 2021

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

It's the cinema equivalent of rubbing cut onions in the eyes of the audience: film-making that is cynically and artificially engineered to make the audience weep.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 24, 2021

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

The endless emotional frankness of the lyrics - those who seek the ironic distance of Sondheim need look elsewhere - becomes exhausting all too quickly.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 22, 2021

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Joseph Tomastik

Loud and Clear Reviews

Dear Evan Hansen deals with very complicated scenarios in a way that I have very complicated feelings towards. I see what it’s trying to do, and it succeeds in some ways, but it feels dirty in others.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 3, 2024

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Calum Cooper

In Their Own League

But the story Evan fabricates, even with context, is so shockingly abhorrent, and the film never recovers from that.

Jul 15, 2024

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

I’m not familiar with the source material but I have no idea how it worked on stage… I could not get behind Hansen as a character making the entire film a giant mixed bag

Jul 26, 2023

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Josephine

I've been a fan of Dear Evan Hansen since the musical. the book was good too. I thought the movie adaptation would be the icing on the cake, but I have to admit there were some notes missed for me. While the movie wouldn't be able to match the source material exactly, I was dissaoointed to see a few details and songs left out. but on the same not I feel like some scenes were changed for the better to make sense. Overall I'm happy I saw it and my love for Dear Evan Hansen is present.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/23

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Liam Nagle

The underlying story and songs were so great to begin with that it was impossible to butcher them completely. But Amy Adams was physically annoying to have to watch, and the audio mix kept the voices so much louder than the music. That being said, there were some poignant moments. For once, the audience would be right in thinking we could direct this movie musical better than the professionals.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/05/21

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Nik & Lex

We really enjoyed this movie. It's a bit of a heart wrenching tale though you feel for all involved, so be ready to emote some.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/30/21

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MANDY S

Richness of characters, fascinating storyline, heartbreaking!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/21

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Suzanne M

A show every high schooler, teacher, and parent should see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/21

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Ann S

Incredibly good- a must see!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/21

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Stephen Chbosky

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Ben Platt

Evan Hansen

Amy Adams

Cynthia Murphy

Julianne Moore

Heidi Hansen

Kaitlyn Dever

Zoe Murphy

Amandla Stenberg

Alana Beck

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - Waving Through the Window

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - So Big/So Small

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - If I Could Tell Her

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - Only Us

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - Sincerely, Me

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - You Will Be Found

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - For Forever

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - Requiem

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - Words Fail

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Dear Evan Hansen: Official Clip - Anonymous Ones

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Synopsis

The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.

Director: Stephen Chbosky
Producer: Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
Screenwriter: Steven Levenson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Perfect World Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive References|Brief Strong Language|Suicide|Thematic Material)
Genre: Musical, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 24, 2021, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.0M
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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