Palo Alto
Movie • 2014 • Drama
ReportPalo Alto weaves together three stories of teenage lust, boredom, and self-destruction: shy, sensitive April, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy; Emily, who offers sexual favors to any boy to cross her path; and the increasingly dangerous exploits of Teddy and his best friend Fred, whose behavior may or may not be sociopathic.
This movie contains 18 potentially triggering events.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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It's hinted that Fred's dad might have abused him
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It's hinted that Fred's dad might have abused him
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Anonymous
Plenty of use of marjuana
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Anonymous
1) A girl hits a guy in the head in self-defence, with a bottle, causing a cut with blood.
2) Later on Fred threatens someone with a knife but nothing happens, no cutting, but I guess the knife can be a trigger as well
2) Later on Fred threatens someone with a knife but nothing happens, no cutting, but I guess the knife can be a trigger as well
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Children
Does a kid die?
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starryesun
They're all college kids so not technically children, though it's implied at the very end of the film/left on a cliffhanger
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Are there clowns?
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Anonymous
A scene from a horror movie portraying a clown is shown on a tv screen during a party at the end of the film, easy to skip and not relevant to the plot (1:15:52-1:15:56)
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Does someone vomit?
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Look away at 15 mins (he v*), then he spits at around 15:20!
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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marbl
Someone says they would kill themself but it’s more of a lighthearted joke
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Anonymous
A lady mentions her own eating disorder, not a major character or plot
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MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING
Although a suicide is never shown directly on-screen:
1) Suicide is a recurrent theme in the film
2) Mention of off-screen character suicide (kid/teenager)
3) Attempted suicide or suicide off-screen of major character also a teenager (Spoiler*********************************************************Fred)
He drive on the motorway in the wrong direction, this happens right at the end of the film, so it could be watched and stopped before this final scene but is strongly hinted during the film that suicide is a possible outcome, either Fred's or other characters'. Also Fred mentions how he would bring a bunch of people if he ever killed himself.
Plus depression is mentioned and implied A LOT
Although a suicide is never shown directly on-screen:
1) Suicide is a recurrent theme in the film
2) Mention of off-screen character suicide (kid/teenager)
3) Attempted suicide or suicide off-screen of major character also a teenager (Spoiler*********************************************************Fred)
He drive on the motorway in the wrong direction, this happens right at the end of the film, so it could be watched and stopped before this final scene but is strongly hinted during the film that suicide is a possible outcome, either Fred's or other characters'. Also Fred mentions how he would bring a bunch of people if he ever killed himself.
Plus depression is mentioned and implied A LOT
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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marbl
The f slur
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Is there hate speech?
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TiredDaddi
The n word; hard r, racist stereotypes about an asian kid, the f slur
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Are there n-words?
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TiredDaddi
Its revealed in a never have I ever game that a girl there has kissed her uncle and said that it was "supposed to be private"
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