Dear Evan Hansen

Name: Dear Evan Hansen
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-09-24
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani

2021·Movie·PG-13·137 min·★ 6.3(372)

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“An honest and original story for those lost and then found.”

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.

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About Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 English-language drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky. The cast is led by Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams. It has a runtime of 2h 17m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads.

Dear Evan Hansen was produced by Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, and Perfect World Pictures and made in Japan and United States of America. It was released on September 24, 2021, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $28 million, it went on to gross $19 million worldwide.

Director: Stephen Chbosky
Writers: Steven Levenson
Release date: September 24, 2021
OTT release: October 15, 2021
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: Japan, United States of America
Budget: $28 million
Box office: $19 million
Production: Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Perfect World Pictures

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Dear Evan Hansen cast & crew

Dear Evan Hansen was directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Steven Levenson.

The cast features Ben Platt as Evan Hansen, Kaitlyn Dever as Zoe Murphy, Amy Adams as Cynthia Murphy, Amandla Stenberg as Alana Beck, Nik Dodani as Jared Kalwani, and Julianne Moore as Heidi Hansen.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Benj Pasek, cinematography is by Brandon Trost, and it was produced by Michael Bederman and Steven Levenson.

Is Dear Evan Hansen worth watching?

Dear Evan Hansen holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 372 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 2h 17m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Dear Evan Hansen is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Dear Evan Hansen

In United States, you can stream Dear Evan Hansen on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on October 15, 2021.

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