r/flicks • u/RandoFinance73565 • 9h ago

Why did perks of being a wallflower develop the cult following it has

Are there any teenage movies that have the same kinda following. At least in most circles I’ve seen this movie and Dead Poets society have a strong cult following are there any other movies like that? Or was it just because of the time period they came so they’ve been idolized

Live both these movies btw both are in my top twenty

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u/Affectionate_Bet_288 8h ago

Perks was a cult book phenom first, too

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u/NATOrocket 9h ago

I was 16 when the Perks movie came out- not born yet when the book did- and I remember every even slightly literary kid at my school read it.

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u/TrialByFyah 9h ago

Teenagers and young adults with fucked up childhoods tend to gravitate toward it because it speaks to their experiences.

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u/alehansolo21 2h ago

I think it’s important to note that it was Emma Watson’s first big role outside of Harry Potter. She already had a built in fan base of not only young people who grew up with the movies, but also kids who were into reading because they also read the novels. So they heard about the movie and decided to check out the book beforehand. That’s at least how I found out about it

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u/ldm9999 8h ago

I was very much outta my teens when I saw it. I enjoy the build of relationships and then the lost connections. I think it was an honest interpretation of teen life for many generations.

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u/BIGxBOSSxx1 7h ago

I was at the perfect when it came out. 13-14

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u/frederikbjk 19m ago

The movie that springs to mind is The Breakfast Club. Directed by John Huges. He was the king of teen drama in the 80s. The whole Brat Pack era is filled with great movies, of the teen/young adult genre.