Palo Alto

2.50
    Palo Alto
    2014

    Synopsis

    Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path — including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or boundaries. As one high school party bleeds into the next — and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection — Fred's escalating recklessness starts to spiral into chaos.

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    Cast

    • Emma RobertsApril
    • Jack KilmerTeddy
    • Nat WolffFred
    • James FrancoMr. B
    • Zoe LevinEmily
    • Val KilmerStewart
    • Keegan AllenSkull
    • Chris MessinaMitch
    • Margaret QualleyRaquel
    • Colleen CampSally

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Village Voice

      The movie perfectly captures the vibe of late high school, in a way that's both of its time and timeless.
    • 87

      Film.com

      Palo Alto is one of the best movies ever made about high school life in America (admittedly a low bar), blurring the lines between how unique it is to be a teenager, and how universal it is to feel like one.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The best feature film directed by someone named Coppola in a number of years.
    • 75

      IndieWire

      Though it lacks a cohesive means of fusing together its interlocking vignettes, Palo Alto effectively showcases the despair and sophomoric rebellion of teen life with a mature eye that clearly establishes a new filmmaker to watch.
    • 75

      New York Post

      The result is a thoughtful, dreamlike (at times, nightmarish) tour through the day-to-day lives of several suburban California teens.
    • 70

      Variety

      While Palo Alto doesn’t seem to be saying anything new exactly, it boasts a clear and confident voice of its own, and it will be exciting to see where the young Coppola goes from here.
    • 70

      The Dissolve

      The mimicry is so pronounced that it’s hard to locate a distinct, original sensibility beyond the film’s apparent influences. But talented young directors often need time to develop into singular ones, and there’s value in Coppola’s sensual, always-sympathetic feel for lost adolescents.
    • 67

      The Playlist

      Coppola's screenplay neatly restructures Franco's source material into a deceptively tight narrative, and mostly proves to be raw, authentic and often very funny.

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