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Paranoid Park

Paranoid Park

Drama · Crime · 2007

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

Movie details

Paranoid Park

“Could you hide a deadly secret?”

2007 Drama · Crime 1h 25m

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6.5 / 10

Community rating

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gus Van Sant

Written by

Gus Van Sant

Gabe Nevins

Gabe Nevins

Alex

Dan Liu

Dan Liu

Detective Richard Liu

J

Jake Miller

Jared

Taylor Momsen

Taylor Momsen

Jennifer

Lauren McKinney

Lauren McKinney

Macy

Scott Patrick Green

Scott Patrick Green

Scratch

J

John Michael Burrowes

Security Guard

Court is in session

Put Paranoid Park on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.