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Palo Alto

2014 · 100 min

A hazy, melancholic drift through teenage aimlessness, with moments of quiet tenderness and unsettling unease.

Directed by
Gia Coppola
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff
Tagline
In every city some seek love, some look for trouble, others look for both.
Overview
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

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Directed by
Gia Coppola
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • identity
  • addiction
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Gia Coppola
Starring
Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, James Franco, Zoe Levin, Val Kilmer, Keegan Allen, Chris Messina
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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