Love, Simon

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. 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 Simon's emails public and forces Simon to help him win over Abby.

Simon begins to suspect that one of his classmates, Bram, is Blue. At a Halloween party, he attempts to connect with Bram, but later Simon walks in on him and a female student making out. Inebriated, Simon is walked home by Leah, who then sleeps over. She speaks vaguely about how she feels that she is fated to love one person very intensely, and Simon believes she is referring to Nick.

Later, Simon meets with Abby and Martin at a local diner after Simon 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 becomes encouraged when she reacts positively. At a school football game, he crosses paths with Lyle; before he can summon the courage to ask if he is Blue, he finds out Lyle is interested in Abby.

An upset Simon tells a pestering Martin to either "go big or go home" with Abby. During the national anthem at the football game, Martin seizes the microphone and declares his feelings for Abby, but she admits she does not like him. A humiliated Martin becomes the subject of intense ridicule.

On Christmas Eve, Martin impulsively posts Simon's emails on the school gossip site, outing Simon by name. His sister Nora tries comforting him, but Simon shuts her out and does not return his friends' frantic texts. On Christmas morning, Simon comes out to his parents, much to their surprise but acceptance.

Nick and Abby discover that Simon manipulated them both at Martin's behest, and they angrily confront Simon about the lies he told. Leah confesses she was in love with Simon, 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 email discussions have been leaked. He tells Simon that they should stop speaking before deleting his email account. Simon is devastated, having lost his friends as well as the mystery pen-pal he has fallen in love with.

At school, Simon tries to determine Blue's identity to no avail. In the cafeteria, Simon and an openly gay student, Ethan, are mocked by 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. Leah helps him make amends with Nick and Abby, now a couple. Simon posts a confession seeking out Blue and asking him to come forward. Waiting for Blue at the school carnival, Simon rides the Ferris wheel, drawing a large crowd of peers, until he runs out of tickets. Martin comes forward and, to make amends, buys him one more ride. 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 drunk 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 insists that they go "on an adventure".

Classification: 12A