Palo Alto vs The French Italian

The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Palo Alto). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. Palo Alto is the older of the two (2013 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Palo Alto posterPalo Alto2013 VS The French Italian posterThe French Italian2024
Palo AltoThe French Italian
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20132024
Length1h 40m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–United States of America
DirectorGia CoppolaRachel Wolther
Main castKeegan Allen, Chris Messina, Val Kilmer, James Franco, Colleen CampJon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son

Synopsis

Palo Alto

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

The French Italian

Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…

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