The Perks of Being a Wallflower vs Turbulence

Turbulence has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for The Perks of Being a Wallflower). Turbulence is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 43m. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower posterThe Perks of Being a Wallflower2012 VS Turbulence posterTurbulence2025
The Perks of Being a WallflowerTurbulence
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122025
Length1h 43m1h 31m
GenresDramaAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorStephen ChboskyClaudio Fäh
Main castMae Whitman, Nicholas Braun, Logan Lerman, Melanie Lynskey, Dylan McDermottHera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Jon Wennington

Synopsis

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

Turbulence

Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.

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