Dear Evan Hansen
Movie • 2021 • Music
ReportFilm adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. The story follows Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety. He 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.
This movie contains 19 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Rory_John14
Evan's dad left when he was seven. Evan texts him but he very rarely responds.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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StarGirlsuwu
The protagonist seems to know things about his crush despise never talking to her, but those are harmless things and is mostly just a high school crush.
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StarGirlsuwu
Is implied that one of the characters' brother verbally abused her, she mentions that he used to "Try to punch through her door, screaming that he would kill her for no reason" Though is only mentioned once
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Is someone gaslighted?
27 supporters
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Fyrian
Character tells another character her brother who was cruel to her really liked her and said tons of nice things about her. It's not intended to be harmful but is not true and makes her question her reality
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Addiction
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averyanderson2018
Conner smokes pot, but it is only mentioned.
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Is there addiction?
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sydneysbooks
Discussions of rehab/Connor’s drug problem and a scene (positive) in a support group at rehab
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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StarGirlsuwu
The protagonist have some panics attack during the musical (They can be heavier or lighter depending of the actor)
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Does someone break a bone?
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sydneysbooks
We see him fall on his side (his back to us) repeatedly in flashbacks & in a few of them he rolls over, cradling his arm. Not graphic, no audio of bones breaking
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Anonymous
While it never actually happens, Evan attempts suicide by jumping out of a tree.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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elliotscreams
17 year old kid commits suicide
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Not in the movie or musical, but in the book Connor overdoses on pills.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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MarsHarris
It is mentioned that Connor and Zoe’s father passed when they were young.
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Fear
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Are there ghosts?
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StarGirlsuwu
While not technically a ghost, an illusion created by the protagonist takes the form of a dead boy.
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Does someone vomit?
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Towards the beginning, right after connor takes the letter and leaves after shoving Evan down on the ground, there’s a near throw up scene in the school bathroom, then he takes his meds he drops on the floor. It comes out of NOWHERE. Once he gets to his meds the scene is safe to watch.
Second time it’s SUPER fast and out of nowhere. During the first Connor Project meeting after You Will be Found, Alana introduces Jared and he says “well, if you haven’t read the emails between Connor and Evan, you’re gonna wanna grab some tissues”. It’s RIGHT after this line of dialogue. it’s only a 2 second scene but the audio is very graphic. again, it’s in the school bathroom. It’s safe to watch once Evan and Connor’s stepdad are on screen talking about baseball.
Second time it’s SUPER fast and out of nowhere. During the first Connor Project meeting after You Will be Found, Alana introduces Jared and he says “well, if you haven’t read the emails between Connor and Evan, you’re gonna wanna grab some tissues”. It’s RIGHT after this line of dialogue. it’s only a 2 second scene but the audio is very graphic. again, it’s in the school bathroom. It’s safe to watch once Evan and Connor’s stepdad are on screen talking about baseball.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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followforest2
Yes, but not much. A video is seen in a character playing a song on his guitar while in rehab, and him going to rehab is brought up a bit.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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elliotscreams
No, but the main character’s mom works at a hospital.
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Mental Health
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Fyrian
Character attempts suicide and injures himself jumping out of a tree
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Idontcaretofindagoodusername
Zoe also mentions how Connor threatened to kill her once.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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There is a scene with a sharpie marker, someone is writing on a cast and the squeaking of the marker is amplified.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Anonymous
The main character, Evan Hansen, has anxiety and it's a big part of the story.
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SPOILERS- Conner commits suicide early in the show and it is a major plot point. It is implied that when Evan fell out of the tree and broke his arm, he was trying to kill himself. Suicide and suicide awareness is a major plot point.
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Is there shakey cam?
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followforest2
In the opening song, while Evan talks to his mother, the camera is noticeably shakey. Not sure if it’s intentional.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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bbgb
While there aren't any slurs, Jared makes a lot of jokes on how Evan and Connor are secretly gay for eachother, mostly in "Sincerely Me", but some jokes do come in before the song.
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Is there hate speech?
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Zoe describes Connor as a "psycho" after he yells at Evan
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Idontcaretofindagoodusername
Connor's sexuality is never brought up, so Im not sure why there is so many yeses for this movie.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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elliotscreams
Jared, Evan’s family friend, makes some harsh comments about his anxiety.
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Relationships
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Sex
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Anonymous
Characters (mostly Jared) make sexual jokes, mostly during "Sincerely Me," but nothing is depicted onstage.
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frolicinq
In "Sincerely Me", one of the characters makes Connor say "my sisters hot!" in an email they're writing pretending to be him. To me its pretty gross but..
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Trying2Help
The movie ending has a pretty positive mood including a redemption arc, but the content and situation is actually devastating
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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MarsHarris
Although there is no crash, Zoe does speed and have to slam on her breaks.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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shzhsjk
during a song a character drives a vehicle over 100 mph, then proceeds to slam the brakes before a red light
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Is someone hit by a car?
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followforest2
No, but in one of the songs a character speeds in her car and almost crashes it.
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Is there gun violence?
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Loubug09
While there is no gun violence on stage, the characters mention a teenager kills himself with a gun.
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