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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
We accept the love we think we deserve. Charlie's story is about learning he deserved more, and getting help to believe it.
Who it's for
Charlie begins as the kid who watches from the edge, and being taken in by Sam and Patrick gives lonely viewers a hopeful picture of finding their people.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Stephen Chbosky wrote and directed this 2012 adaptation of his 1999 novel. Charlie, a shy teenager starting high school after a psychiatric hospital stay and the death of his best friend, writes letters about his life to an unnamed friend. Seniors Sam and Patrick, who are stepsiblings, take him into their circle, and he experiences friendship, first love and belonging.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide and childhood sexual abuse.
Age: PG-13 (mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight, all involving teens)
Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
