Palo Alto
Movie • 2014 • Drama
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Palo 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.
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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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Plenty of use of marjuana
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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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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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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Fear
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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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Gross
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Look away at 15 mins (he v*), then he spits at around 15:20!
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Mental Health
Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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A lady mentions her own eating disorder, not a major character or plot
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Someone says they would kill themself but it’s more of a lighthearted joke
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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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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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The f slur
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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fred calls teddy the n word
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Is there hate speech?
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The n word; hard r, racist stereotypes about an asian kid, the f slur
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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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