TY - ADVS AU - Chbosky,Stephen AU - Levenson,Steven AU - Platt,Marc AU - Siegel,Adam AU - Platt,Ben AU - Dever,Kaitlyn AU - Stenberg,Amandla AU - Dodani,Nik AU - Ryan,Colton AU - Pino,Danny AU - Moore,Julianne AU - Adams,Amy AU - Levenson,Steven AU - Pasek,Benj ED - Universal Pictures (Firm), ED - Wan mei shi jie (Beijing) ying shi wen hua you xian gong si, ED - Marc Platt Productions (Firm), ED - Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), TI - Dear Evan Hansen PY - 2021///] CY - Universal City, CA PB - Universal KW - High school students KW - Drama KW - Teenage boys KW - Adolescent psychology KW - Teenagers KW - Suicidal behavior KW - Life change events KW - Musical films KW - lcgft KW - Coming-of-age films KW - Film adaptations KW - Fiction films KW - Feature films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Video recordings for people with visual disabilities N1 - Based on the musical stage play with book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul; Originally released as a motion picture in 2021; Wide screen (2.39:1); Special features: Songs to be seen; Looking through the lens: the making of Dear Evan Hansen; Sincerely, Ben Platt; Director of photography, Brandon Trost ; editor, Anne McCabe ; music and lyrics, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul ; score, Dan Romer and Justin Paul; Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams; MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material involving suicide, brief strong language and some suggestive reference N2 - The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky, the film is written for the screen by the show's Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show's Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ER -