Love, Simon is a 2018 American romantic comedy drama film directed by
Greg Berlanti, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, and
based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky
Albertalli. The film stars Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, and Jennifer
Garner. It centers on Simon Spier, a closeted gay high school boy who
is forced to balance his friends, his family, and the blackmailer
threatening to out him to the entire school, while simultaneously
attempting to discover the identity of the anonymous classmate with
whom he has fallen in love online.Love, Simon premiered at the Mardi
Gras Film Festival on February 27, 2018, and was released in the
United States on March 16, 2018, by 20th Century Fox. Critics praised
the film for its "big heart, diverse and talented cast, and
revolutionary normalcy", describing it as "tender, sweet, and
affecting" and a "hugely charming crowd-pleaser" that is "funny,
warm-hearted and life-affirming", with reviews comparing it to the
romantic comedy-drama films of John Hughes. Notable as the first film
by a major Hollywood studio to focus on a gay teenage romance, it
grossed $66 million worldwide. A television series titled Love,
Victor, set in the same universe as the film, premiered on June 17,
2020 on Hulu, with Robinson serving as the series' narrator.Simon
Spier is a closeted gay high school boy living in a suburb of Atlanta,
Georgia. He has a close and loving familyâ€"parents Emily and Jack,
and sister Noraâ€"as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, whom
he has known most of his life, and newcomer Abby.
Greg Berlanti, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, and
based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky
Albertalli. The film stars Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, and Jennifer
Garner. It centers on Simon Spier, a closeted gay high school boy who
is forced to balance his friends, his family, and the blackmailer
threatening to out him to the entire school, while simultaneously
attempting to discover the identity of the anonymous classmate with
whom he has fallen in love online.Love, Simon premiered at the Mardi
Gras Film Festival on February 27, 2018, and was released in the
United States on March 16, 2018, by 20th Century Fox. Critics praised
the film for its "big heart, diverse and talented cast, and
revolutionary normalcy", describing it as "tender, sweet, and
affecting" and a "hugely charming crowd-pleaser" that is "funny,
warm-hearted and life-affirming", with reviews comparing it to the
romantic comedy-drama films of John Hughes. Notable as the first film
by a major Hollywood studio to focus on a gay teenage romance, it
grossed $66 million worldwide. A television series titled Love,
Victor, set in the same universe as the film, premiered on June 17,
2020 on Hulu, with Robinson serving as the series' narrator.Simon
Spier is a closeted gay high school boy living in a suburb of Atlanta,
Georgia. He has a close and loving familyâ€"parents Emily and Jack,
and sister Noraâ€"as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, whom
he has known most of his life, and newcomer Abby.
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