Paranoid Park

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R,1hr 24min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

March 7, 2008

Distributor:

IFC First Take

Starring:

Gabe Nevins, Jake Miller, Taylor Momsen ... More

Synopsis: A teenage skateboarder has a run-in with a security guard that results in the man's death. Confused, fearful, and evasive, the teen wanders the streets of Portland as his life takes a turn for the worse in director Gus Van Sant's screen adaptation of author Blake Nelson's grim coming-of-age tome. Alex (Gabe Nevins) is a withdrawn 16-year-old boy who has recently discovered Paranoid Park -- a massive skate park in Portland, OR. The Portland skate punks built Paranoid Park so they could have a place ... Full Synopsis

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	Manohla Dargis, The New York Times A haunting, voluptuously beautiful portrait of a teenage boy who, after being suddenly caught in midflight, falls to earth. Read Review Metascore ^® from metacritic.com 83 Universal Acclaim out of 100 Based on 10 critic reviews