The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Based on a critically acclaimed novel, and scripted and directed by the author, this is a high school coming of age tale set back around 1991. A teen arrives at his new school, already counting down the days until he can leave. He is 'adopted' by a brother-and-sister pair, who set about showing him the way to survive high school and come out of his shell. Things get complicated when he finds himself falling in love with his new friend.

102 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language).
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

This could get kinky.

Credits

Cast	Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Mae Whitman, Melanie Lynskey, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Johnny Simmons
Director	Stephen Chbosky
Screenplay	Stephen Chbosky, from his novel
Music	Michael Brook
Cinematography	Andrew Dunn
Editing	Mary Jo Markey
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2012
Produced by	Summit Entertainment, Mr. Mudd

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Dra,a
Language	Moderate to strong with verbal, sexual and references
Nudity	None
Sex	Mild implied sexual innuendos and sexual activity
Violence	Mild to moderate verbal, physical and psychological violence
Prejudice	Mild, infrequent, brief scenes of negative stereotyping of homosexual
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Brief scenes of mild drug and substance abuse within context
Comments	This film's impact is intensified by the complex and mature themes of teenage angst, loss, molestation, friendships, high school, psychological break-downs, secrets and family dysfunction. The mild to moderate language use also intensifies the impact of the film, making it unsuitable for viewers under 16 years of age who may not fully comprehend the complexity of the themes. This film does however have a strong educational value and the consequences of the the characters' behaviour is evident throughout.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Jen Chaney Charming with dark twists but it will still perk you up.	10
Die Burger Rozanne Els	15
Cape Times Jordan Mintzer Indie teenage angst film uses the same-old formula.	10
Box Office Pete Hammond The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a sweet surprise, a funny, touching terrific and quite wonderful movie that gets it all right about the joys and heartbreaks of growing up circa 1991.	15
ScreenIt C. Fuchs The Perks of Being a Wallflower hits all of the right notes	14
Metacritic.com 36 critics	13
Rottentomatoes critics 145 critics	15
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a heartfelt and sincere adaptation that's bolstered by strong lead performances.	17
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	15
Movie Review Intelligence 43 critics	14
What the People say
Internet 23638 Netizens Not your typical teenage angst tale.	17
Average .. 70%	14