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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Charlie Plummer
Adam
Molly Parker
Beth
Walton Goggins
Paul
Andy Garcia
Father Patrick
Taylor Russell
Maya
AnnaSophia Robb
Rebecca
Beth Grant
Sister Catherine
Devon Bostick
Joaquin
Lobo Sebastian
Bodyguard
Aaron Dominguez
Todd
Director
Thor Freudenthal
Screenplay
Nick Naveda
Tagline
"If you can't trust your mind, trust your heart."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$3,151,849
Production
LD Entertainment
SWITCH.
December 1, 2020
'Words on Bathroom Walls' succeeds by leaning on teen romance tropes to make schizophrenia a digestible topic, thanks to its fantastic cast and engaging narrative. While it's not to be viewed as the defining film on the topic, it's a great jumping-off point to launch a conversation, while being another great teen film about being okay to be different. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full articl...
CinemaSerf
February 21, 2025
It can be very risky to try to encapsulate schizophrenia into a drama at the best of times, but to try and present it in a teen-friendly way adds an extra dimension to that challenge and that is really quite well handled by Charlie Plummer here. “Adam” lives with his mum on their own after his dad went awol. She (AnnaSophia Robb) already has to deal with having a teenage son, and reconcile that wi...
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