The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · 103 min · Director: Stephen Chbosky
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world.
Emotional fingerprint
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Sadness20%
- Love15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Joy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Joy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 43 % | 40 % | 17 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 46 % | 41 % | 20 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Joy | 48 % | 34 % | 34 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Joy | 53 % | 35 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 63 % | 48 % | 40 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Joy | 63 % | 48 % | 48 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Joy | 53 % | 36 % | 45 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Joy | 51 % | 31 % | 44 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Joy | 63 % | 40 % | 49 % | 19 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Love | 70 % | 46 % | 43 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 61 % | 39 % | 31 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Joy | 53 % | 31 % | 27 % | 13 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 63 % | 41 % | 19 % | 25 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 74 % | 59 % | 10 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Empathy | 71 % | 64 % | 20 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 69 % | 61 % | 34 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Love | 76 % | 66 % | 28 % | 56 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 85 % | 79 % | 19 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 85 % | 73 % | 40 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Joy | 83 % | 53 % | 67 % | 33 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Senior Bully
Linebacker
Nose Tackle
Mean Freshman Girl
Shakespeare Girl
Details
- Directed by
- Stephen Chbosky
- Written by
- Stephen Chbosky
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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