A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
the vibe
Palo Alto Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burnbittersweetmoderateapproachableseriouspersonalheartfeltcontemplative
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Movie2014·100 min
Palo Alto
Directed by Gia Coppola
A drama film directed by Gia Coppola.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 88%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.1/10
919 ratings
About Palo Alto
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Gritty
- Story Tags
- coming of age, identity self discovery, family dysfunction, sports, high school campus, suburban, mentor student, romantic partners, outsider misfit, everyman, slow burn reveal, nonlinear flashback