4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film addresses universal themes of mental health, social isolation, and the impact of a lie, ultimately championing individual responsibility, honesty, and genuine connection as solutions rather than promoting a specific political ideology or systemic critique.
The movie demonstrates significant diversity through the explicit recasting of several traditionally white roles with minority actors. However, its narrative primarily focuses on universal themes of mental health and social anxiety, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
Jared Kleinman, a character established as white in the original Broadway musical, is portrayed by a South Asian actor in the film adaptation, constituting a race swap.
The film 'Dear Evan Hansen' does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on mental health, social anxiety, and the consequences of a lie, without incorporating queer identity into its plot or character arcs.
The film "Dear Evan Hansen" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on other social and emotional challenges, with no depiction of transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adaptation of "Dear Evan Hansen" maintains the established genders of all its main characters from the original stage musical. No characters canonically established as one gender in the source material are portrayed as a different gender in the movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.3
Critic Ratings
2.8
3.9
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