Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 American musical coming-of-age film directed by Stephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Steven Levenson. It is based on the 2015 stage musical of the same name by Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Ben Platt plays the title role, reprising the performance that he originated on stage six years earlier. The ensemble cast also includes Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams. The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States on December 7, 2021 by Studio Distribution Services (the home media distribution joint venture between Warner Bros Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), and in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2022, by Universal Pictures and Dazzler Media, who also later released the film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the latter territory on April 4, 2022.
== Images ==
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File:Dear Evan Hansen 2021 UK DVD cover V1.png|UK DVD cover (front)
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File:Dear Evan Hansen 2021 UK Blu Ray cover V1.jpeg|UK Blu-Ray cover (front)
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File:Dear Evan Hansen 2021 UK Ultra HD cover V1.jpeg|UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray cover (front)
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== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
The breath-taking, 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 Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wonder), 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 song-writing team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman). Featuring Grammy-winning songs, including the iconic anthem "You Will Be Found", "Waving Through a Window", "For Forever" and "Words Fail", Dear Evan Hansen stars six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, Oscar winner Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Colton Ryan, Nik Dodani, DeMarius Copes and Danny Pino.
=== Genres ===
* Drama
* Musical
=== Home Media Rating ===
* 12 (UK)
* PG-13 (US)
== Details ==
=== Countries of origin ===
* United States
* Japan
* China
=== Category Number ===
* 3000087300 (US) (DVD)
* 3000088117 (US) (Blu-Ray)
* DAZD1022 (UK) (DVD)
* DAZBD1022 (UK) (Blu-Ray)
* DAZ4K1022 (UK) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* December 7, 2021 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* March 21, 2022 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* April 4, 2022 (UK) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* Universal Pictures
* Perfect World Pictures
* Marc Platt Productions
* Dentsu
=== Distributors ===
* Universal Pictures (2021) (UK) (all media)
* Studio Distribution Services (2021) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* Dazzler Media (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 2.35:1
== Trivia ==
* This is the first 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray release from UK home media distributor Dazzler Media.
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