Palo Alto

2014 • 99 minutes
3.7
624 reviews
69%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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An unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and self-destruction that centers around a shy young girl (Emma Roberts) on the cusp of an illicit relationship with her soccer coach (James Franco). From director Gia Coppola.
Rating
R

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3.7
624 reviews
Angela
November 9, 2014
She must only be hired for family connections & whom she is dating, because she is not hired for her acting ability! She is painful to watch! I even had to stop watching AHS because she ruins every scene she is in. This movie would possibly be tolerable without her. It's a shame she was cast, & I will no longer watch anything she is in because her acting is just too dreadful! She will be the death of AHS! They need to bring Taissa Farmiga back & leave Evan Peters' abusive fiance out!
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Rob Turner
August 10, 2014
I watch a lot of indie films, really that's all I watch on Netflix. This movie was the final straw on any thing Coppola, besides their dad. Its like anything with Franco in it will make more than its cost, so make it! Even if its crap! I wish there was a refund button cause this movies direction is lost from the first five minutes. Twenty years ago, if a A list actor had of starred in this movie it would have been a career killer, but today they will get flooded with more scripts cause its art! Yeah right!
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Celia Garner
January 3, 2016
I've come to love this movie. It doesn't really have a plot, sorta random things going on but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. The characters are interesting, it perfectly paints the picture of teenage boredom in a small city/ suburbs type community & real life situations teenagers get into. Not the best but not the worst, I would watch it over again. Oh & nice soundtrack.
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