Pittsburgh, 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.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower was released in 2012 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,018 reviews, giving The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Perks of Being a Wallflower than critics were.
With a score of 79%, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like The Avengers, Life of Pi and Side by Side.
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