The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Movie • 2012 • Drama
ReportPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love…
This movie contains 47 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Brads father is homophobic and is implied that he beat Brad up after finding out he’s gay
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Is someone stalked?
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WeLoveDogs
No but Charlie has a very clingy and obsessive, but never abusive, girlfriend
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FeathertailSilverstripe
Domestic violence between a father and son referenced and spoken about in direct correlation with homophobia
One teen slaps their partner semi-offscreen - the cut is made so that the blow is not seen, but it is heard, and we see a character's reaction to watching it, and the aftermath of the strike
One teen slaps their partner semi-offscreen - the cut is made so that the blow is not seen, but it is heard, and we see a character's reaction to watching it, and the aftermath of the strike
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Thea_rlt06
Mention about abusive family
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Is someone gaslighted?
34 supporters
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mad_melody
No one is gaslighted, but at the end of the movie/book, the protagonist recalls traumatic memories that had been suppressed about someone he looked up to.
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series_of_unfortunate_events
A character is revealed to have been molested by his aunt when he was a young child
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Addiction
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LSD. Weed edibles and smoked.
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Is there addiction?
23 supporters
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KennedyKelly
Not explicitly talked about but you can infer that Bob is addicted to drugs
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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A character used to abuse alcohol at a young age.
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Animal
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Assault
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Charlie’s older sister gets slapped by her boyfriend
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Is someone drugged?
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YourLocalINTJ
Charlie is given a brownie that makes him high
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Is there pedophilia?
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olitherat666
the main character was molested by his aunt as a child (off screen)
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Is someone restrained?
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thelocalmaniac
Not in the traditional sense, but a character is held back by other characters so they can't intervene in a fight, and a different character is held still so another character can hit them.
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Non-graphic depictions of child sexual abuse
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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No jokes but a man is sexually assaulted
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Cloudedmind14
There's a scene where Charlie has a flashback to when he found his Aunt Helen crying & he turns her hand around to find scars on her wrist & a knife next to her
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Are any hands damaged?
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IndigoBlue14
Not severely but a hand is shown very bruised after a fight.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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ayaaa0193718
I don't know what is the other person saying but charlie doesn't have schizophrenia but he does struggle to breathe while having anxiety/PTSD attacks
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Charlie has a trip w/ drugs and wakes up in the hospital
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Children
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Does a kid die?
65 supporters
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Anonymous
A kid's death is refrenced, but not shown.
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Is a minor sexualized?
113 supporters
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Anonymous
They mention a girl in fourth grade who had breasts already and would let boys touch them.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone die?
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Charlie's friend dies however this is not onscreen
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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A very close family member dies, though not child or parent.
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Does someone cheat?
22 supporters
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KennedyKelly
Sam kisses Charlie because she wants his first kiss to be by “someone who loves him” (she was r*ped at a young age) while she is dating Craig, but Craig ends up cheating on her later.
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
111 supporters
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sereqnity
Don't know why some people said yes- there's no vomit in this movie!!
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Anonymous
One character is questioning his sexuality. It is unclear what his sexuality actually is, but he has a girlfriend and kisses someone else who is a guy.
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Cloudedmind14
At the end of the movie Charlie ends up having a breakdown which results in him getting hospitalized. In the scene he talks to the doctor about the problems he sees around him. It's also referenced at the beginning that he was hospitalized the year before
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Is there a hospital scene?
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JayByrd823
Starting at 54:44 to 55:14, it's a very small hospital from what we can tell but is still there nonetheless.
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Mental Health
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prcivl
it’s also implied charlie is thinking about hurting himself near the end of the movie during his breakdown, the camera pans to a knife on a cutting board but nothing is explicitly shown
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iftheshoefitz
The main character, as well as references to other characters, some whose attempts are successful
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Are there anxiety attacks?
24 supporters
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ijustsettheworldonfire
One of the characters has a breakdown after some repressed memories resurface
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Cloudedmind14
No but Charlie talks about how the year before his best friend off-ed himself
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
1 supporters
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LexMusler
No, but there is a weird joke about bulimia. I don't think anyone would be triggered by it, but if you want to know it's at 14:30 to 14:40.
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KennedyKelly
There is a character that is referenced a few times to have died by suicide, and Charlie tries later in the film. Kinda graphic, but he makes a full recovery.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Flashbacks at the end of the movie, 2 or more blackouts. I was triggered by it pretty bad so heads up
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Candycrystals
F--- at least once, and some other swearing throughout, as well as the use of the f-slur a few times.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
18 supporters
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Moviefan8
There are in a scene cut from the film so if you’re looking for those be careful
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
48 supporters
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sereqnity
The F slur is used quite a few times
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
1 supporters
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thelocalmaniac
Words like "freak" and "spazz" and the like are used by high schoolers throughout.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Cloudedmind14
Not exactly but the characters perform Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Does an LGBT person die?
36 supporters
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WeLoveDogs
no but a gay boy is beaten by his father for being caught with another boy
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Is there hate speech?
32 supporters
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FeathertailSilverstripe
Homophobic speech used between teens in an argument/fight scene
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
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Anonymous
^ charlie actually turned 16 on his birthday. voted yes because of large age gaps mentioned in the movie
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
14 supporters
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Mary Elizabeth talks openly about being buddhist; Brad's father is openly religious and this is given as the root of his homophobia; Charlie goes to church in the film 3 times.
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Sex
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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charlie losing his virginity to his aunt helen is extremely implied; brad and patrick lose their virginity to eachother. it isn't shown on screen but is talked about
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AjStewart
It is implied, but not specifically shown that a male character was abused by a female relative when he was younger. He repressed the abuse but eventually remembers and his family becomes aware..
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Is there sexual content?
65 supporters
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Gemini
Sexual content, but no nudity
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
1 supporters
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Candycrystals
No one has dementia or Alzheimer's. I'm not sure why someone put yes.
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
21 supporters
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Moviefan8
It’s a very big part of the story and is referred to a lot
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Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Quick scene of a character driving and being killed in an accident
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
59 supporters
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scout.
A car crash filmed from the perspective of inside the car quickly flashes. No blood or gore.
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Is there gun violence?
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JenniferMathews
One character mentions that his best friend shot himself, but it is not shown.
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