# Palo Alto (2014)

> In Palo Alto, tentative desire and reckless partying expose the loneliness beneath a group of California teenagers' seemingly ordinary adolescence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/112699

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Gia Coppola
- Cast: Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, James Franco, Zoe Levin, Val Kilmer, Keegan Allen, Chris Messina
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2479800/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: wistful, intimate, melancholic, quiet evening, indie film night

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