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Palo Alto

"In every city some seek love, some look for trouble, others look for both."

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

Top Cast

  • Emma Roberts

    Emma Roberts

    April

  • Jack Kilmer

    Jack Kilmer

    Teddy

  • Nat Wolff

    Nat Wolff

    Fred

  • James Franco

    James Franco

    Mr. B

  • Zoe Levin

    Zoe Levin

    Emily

  • Val Kilmer

    Val Kilmer

    Stewart

  • Keegan Allen

    Keegan Allen

    Skull

  • Chris Messina

    Chris Messina

    Mitch

  • Margaret Qualley

    Margaret Qualley

    Raquel

Overview

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

Rating

6.1 / 10
916 Reviews
2 Popular

2 Reviews

  • tmdb15435519
    tmdb15435519
    5 Apr 27, 2021

    Jack Kilmer makes a decent debut in this otherwise unimpressive coming-of-age film. Unfortunately, this film follows almost word-for-word many films before it. The few unique elements are quirky and fail to match the style and writing of the rest. And, this was based on a short story collection by James Franco. Enough said.

  • tmdb15435519
    tmdb15435519
    5 Apr 27, 2021

    Jack Kilmer makes a decent debut in this otherwise unimpressive coming-of-age film. Unfortunately, this film follows almost word-for-word many films before it. The few unique elements are quirky and fail to match the style and writing of the rest. And, this was based on a short story collection by James Franco. Enough said.

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