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Words on Bathroom Walls

Words on Bathroom Walls

Drama · Romance · 2020

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.

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Words on Bathroom Walls

“If you can't trust your mind, trust your heart.”

2020 Drama · Romance 1h 51m

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7.8 / 10

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Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Thor Freudenthal

Written by

Nick Naveda

Charlie Plummer

Charlie Plummer

Adam

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Beth

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Paul

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Father Patrick

Taylor Russell

Taylor Russell

Maya

AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb

Rebecca

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Sister Catherine

Court is in session

Put Words on Bathroom Walls on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.