Palm Trees and Power Lines
Seen it?2023 | 111 min | Drama, Romance
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Thirteen or The Fallout, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
Seventeen-year-old Lea spends her summer break tanning in her backyard, and drifting between tiptoeing around her needy mother, and aimlessly trailing her best friend and boys from school. This monotony is interrupted by a chance encounter with Tom, a seductive man twice her age who promises an alternative to Lea's unsatisfying adolescent life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 4 Independent Spirit Awards.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 63K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jamie Dack
- Lily McInernyLea
- Jonathan TuckerTom
- Gretchen MolSandra
- Auden ThorntonKatie
- Armani JacksonPatrick
- Quinn FrankelAmber
- Lily ColliasEmma
- Kenny JohnstonJimmy
- Michael PetroneMike
- John MinchEric