Love, Simon is a American comedy-drama directed by Greg Berlanti and based on the novel, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli.
Plot
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Simon Spier is a closeted gay teenage boy attending high school in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. He has a close and loving family: parents Emily and Jack, and sister Nora, as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, whom he has known most of his life, and newcomer Abby.
One day, Leah informs Simon about an online confession of a closeted gay student at their high school, known only by the pseudonym "Blue". As "Jacques", Simon begins communicating with him via email. The two confide personal details and form a connection. However, their emails are accidentally discovered by another student, Martin, who is infatuated with Abby. After learning his secret, Martin blackmails Simon by threatening to make photos of his emails public unless he agrees to help Martin win over Abby. Simon begins to suspect that his classmate Bram is Blue.
At a Halloween party, Simon attempts to connect with Bram but later walks in on him making out with a female student. Simon lies to Nick, telling him that Abby has a boyfriend in college. Leah walks an inebriated Simon home, where she speaks vaguely about how she feels that she is fated to love one person very intensely; Simon believes she is referring to Nick.
Simon meets up with Abby and Martin at a local diner after he convinces them to practice lines together for an upcoming musical. Simon bonds with their server, a classmate named Lyle, and believes that Lyle may be Blue. That night, Simon comes out to Abby and is relieved when she reacts positively.
At a school football game, Simon crosses paths with Lyle; before he can summon the courage to ask if Lyle is Blue, he finds out Lyle is interested in Abby. An upset Simon tells a pestering Martin to either "go big or go home" when courting Abby. Martin interrupts the national anthem and publicly declares his feelings for Abby. When Abby admits she does not share his feelings, Martin is humiliated and becomes the subject of intense ridicule.
On Christmas Eve, to distract people from his own humiliation, Martin outs Simon by posting his emails on the school gossip site. Simon's sister Nora tries to comfort Simon but he shuts her out and does not return his friends' frantic texts. Simon comes out to his parents on Christmas morning, to their surprise but acceptance.
After the holidays, Nick and Abby, now a couple, angrily confront Simon about the lies he told and learn that he had tried to keep them apart due to Martin's blackmail. Leah confesses to Simon that she was in love with him, not Nick, and is upset he came out to Abby first. After being rejected by his friends, Simon receives a final email from Blue, who is upset that their emails have been leaked. Blue tells Simon that they should stop speaking and deletes his email account. Simon is devastated, having lost his friends as well as the mystery pen-pal he has fallen in love with.
In the cafeteria, Simon and an openly gay student, Ethan, are mocked by two classmates. Ethan and Simon bond over the difficulties they have faced coming out. After his parents reach out and comfort him, Simon apologizes to Leah. Simon posts a confession on the gossip site apologizing to his friends, seeking out Blue and asking him to meet at the school carnival.
After the school musical, Leah, Nick and Abby make amends with Simon and invite him to go to the carnival with them. Waiting for Blue at the carnival, Simon rides the Ferris wheel, drawing a large crowd of peers. When Simon runs out of tickets, Martin buys him one more ride, to apologize for his earlier actions. Just before the ride begins, Bram sits next to Simon and reveals himself as Blue; the kiss Simon saw with the female student was a drunken misunderstanding. The couple ride the Ferris wheel together and kiss.
Simon's life gradually returns to normal and he begins a relationship with Bram. While picking up his friends, and now Bram, for school, Simon disrupts their usual morning routine and suggests that they "go on a little adventure".
Cast
- Nick Robinson as Simon Spier
- Bryson Pitts as 10-year-old Simon Spier
- Nye Reynolds as 5-year-old Simon Spier
- Katherine Langford as Leah Burke, Simon's best friend
- Alexandra Shipp as Abby Suso, Simon's friend
- Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Nick Eisner, Simon's best friend
- Miles Heizer as Cal Price, one of Simon's classmates
- Keiynan Lonsdale as Bram Greenfeld, one of Simon's friends and classmates
- Logan Miller as Martin Addison, one of Simon's classmates
- Jennifer Garner as Emily Spier, Simon's mother
- Josh Duhamel as Jack Spier, Simon's father
- Tony Hale as Mr. Worth, one of Simon's teachers
- Talitha Bateman as Nora Spier, Simon's sister
- Skye Mowbray as 6-year-old Nora Spier
- Clark Moore as Ethan, one of Simon's classmates
- Joey Pollari as Lyle
- Natasha Rothwell as Ms. Albright
Posters
Soundtrack
| Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song) | Jack Antonoff • Ilsey Juber • Harry Styles | Bleachers | 3:01 |
| 2. | Rollercoaster | Antonoff • John Hill | Bleachers | 3:12 |
| 3. | Never Fall in Love | Antonoff • Karen Marie Ørsted | Antonoff and MØ | 3:36 |
| 4. | Strawberries & Cigarettes | Troye Sivan • Antonoff • Alex Hope | Sivan | 3:21 |
| 5. | Sink In | Ben Berger • Julia Michaels • Ryan McMahon | Amy Shark | 4:35 |
| 6. | Love Lies | Khalid Robinson • Normani Kordei Hamilton • Charlie Handsome • Jamil "Digi" Chammas • Taylor Parks | Khalid and Normani | 3:23 |
| 7. | The Oogum Boogum Song | Alfred Smith | Brenton Wood | 3:07 |
| 8. | Love Me | Adam Hann • George Daniel • Matthew Healy • Ross MacDonald | The 1975 | 3:42 |
| 9. | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | George Merrill • Shannon Rubicam | Whitney Houston | 4:50 |
| 10. | Someday at Christmas | Ron Miller • Bryan Wells | Jackson 5 | 2:44 |
| 11. | Wings | Nini Fabi • Benjamin Gebert | Haerts | 4:58 |
| 12. | Keeping a Secret | Antonoff • Justin Tranter | Bleachers | 3:25 |
| 13. | Wild Heart | Antonoff • Justin Tranter | Bleachers | 3:21 |
Gallery
Stills and screencaps
Behind the scenes and extras
Videos
Trailers
References
| Simonverse | |
|---|---|
| Becky Albertalli • Angie Thomas • Nic Stone | |
| Novels | Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (2015) • The Hate U Give (2017) • The Upside of Unrequited (2017) • Leah on the Offbeat (2018) • On the Come Up (2019) • Love, Creekwood (2020) |
| Adaptations | Love, Simon (2018) • The Hate U Give (2018) • Love, Victor (2020-2022) |