6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Palo Alto (2014)
Palo Alto (2014)
Overview
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film offers an observational portrayal of affluent teenagers navigating identity and problematic relationships, depicting their struggles and self-destructive behaviors without advocating for a specific political ideology or solution. Its focus remains on individual experiences and consequences rather than systemic critiques or endorsements of particular values.
The film features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays a pervasive breakdown of traditional family structures, depicting parental authority as largely absent or ineffective and normalizing casual sexual encounters among teenagers.
The film's narrative centers on the lives and relationships of heterosexual teenagers. It does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, resulting in no direct portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community within its storyline.
The film Palo Alto does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on other aspects of its characters' lives, with no depiction of transgender identity or related storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Palo Alto is an adaptation of a short story collection featuring original characters. There are no pre-existing canonical characters from prior adaptations, historical records, or widely established source material whose genders were altered in this film. The characters are new to this narrative.
The film "Palo Alto" is an adaptation of James Franco's original short stories. The characters are new creations for this source material, not established figures from prior canon or history with pre-defined racial identities that were subsequently altered in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.1
Critic Ratings
7.0
6.9
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