Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+26)
Critics 34Audiences 60GoodWatch 47
Metascore39
Tomatometer28%
Audience score75%
IMDb6.1
User score5.7
Letterboxd · 110 K ratings2.3/5
Box office
70%of its budget back
- Budget
- $28 M
- Worldwide
- $19 M
Worldwide it made back $19 M of the $28 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 17 min
Longer than most dramas, +28 min on the typical 109
typical 109137Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 58 more
Released
2021
September 24, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for suicide themes, disturbing imagery, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 27 more51 people
- Ben PlattEvan Hansen
- Kaitlyn DeverZoe Murphy
- Amy AdamsCynthia Murphy
- Amandla StenbergAlana Beck
- Nik DodaniJared Kalwani
- Julianne MooreHeidi Hansen
- Danny PinoLarry Mora
- Colton RyanConnor Murphy
DeMarius R. CopesOliver
Liz KateGemma
Zoey LunaLeila
Isaac PowellRhys- MLMarvin LeonSkye
Hadiya Eshe'Cherise
Julia Chen MyersNaomi
Gerald CaesarJosh- ABAvery BedermanIsabelle
Swift RiceMr. Howard
Tommy KaneGreg
Aymee GarciaLibrarian- MAMariana AlvarezMrs. G
- AMAmelia McArthurPartygoer
- DRDru ReelPartygoer
Tess Aubert''You Will Be Found'' Performer
Directing · 2
- Stephen Chbosky Director
- Jonathan McGarry First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Steven Levenson Screenplay, Musical, Executive Producer
- Justin Paul Musical, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Songs, Executive Music Producer
- Benj Pasek Musical, Executive Producer, Songs, Original Music Composer
Production · 8
- Michael Bederman Executive Producer
- Marc Platt Producer
- Adam Siegel Producer
- Tiffany Little Canfield Casting
- Bernard Telsey Casting
- Kelsey Nicolle Scott Co-Producer
Camera · 6
- Brandon Trost Director of Photography
- Tim Risch First Assistant "A" Camera
- Christopher TJ McGuire Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- Don Steinberg First Assistant "A" Camera
- Matthew Haskins Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Kyler Dennis Second Assistant "B" Camera
Editing · 3
- Anne McCabe Editor
- Andrew Geary Colorist
- Tanushree Sekhri Assistant Editor
Sound · 22
- Dan Romer Original Music Composer, Musician, Music Producer
- Eugene Gearty Sound Designer
- Philip Stockton Supervising Sound Editor
- SZA Songs
- Mahamudul Islam Riad Musician
- Greg Crawford ADR Mixer
Art · 7
- Beth Mickle Production Design
- Teddy Blanks Title Designer
- Brittany Hites Art Direction
- Lance Totten Set Decoration
- Mollie Alexander Set Dresser
- Erik Louis Robert Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Sekinah Brown Costume Design
- Delonda Harvey Key Makeup Artist
- Nicollette Hassell Makeup Artist
- Evelyne Noraz Makeup Artist
- Marie Larkin Hair Department Head, Hairstylist
- Stevie Martin Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 7
- Christian Wood Visual Effects Supervisor
- Daniel L. Smith Digital Compositor
- Michael A. Martinez Digital Compositor
- Ashim Ahuja Visual Effects Producer
- Matt Akey Visual Effects Producer
- Justin Giritlian Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 7
- Adam Shankman Thanks
- Liz Maccie Thanks
- Alex Lacamoire Executive Music Producer
- Matt Dengel Special Effects Coordinator
- Zack Beshears Visual Effects Editor
- Daniel Dupre Compositor
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