A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".
Directed by Gus Van Sant
skateboarding
portland, oregon
trauma
male friendship
loss of virginity
decision
coming of age
teen angst
flash forward
fatal accident
accidental death
break-up
teenage boy
guilt
security guard
nonlinear timeline
torso cut in half
skateboarder
autumn
skate park
questioning
neorealism
divorced parents
independent film
experimental cinema
Rank
#64 in 2007·#2835 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Gabe Nevins
Alex
Dan Liu
Detective Richard Liu
Taylor Momsen
Jennifer
Lauren McKinney
Macy
Scott Patrick Green
Scratch
Christopher Doyle
Uncle Tommy
M. Blash
Math Teacher
Sage Bolyard
Skateboarder
Danny Minnick
Skateboarder
Francisco Pedrasa
Skateboarder
Gus Van Sant
Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Crew
Gus Van Sant
Director
Gus Van Sant
Screenplay
Gus Van Sant
Editor
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer
Blake Nelson
Novel
Chel White
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bernard Telsey
Casting
Danny Elfman
Thanks
Charles Gillibert
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
431 reviews
sue
7.0★ · 06/30/26
adamın trenin altinda ikiye bolunup hala hareket edebilmesinden daha gercekci olmayan bi sey varsa o da jessica gibi populer bir kızın alex gibi bir ezikle cıkmasıdır
adamın trenin altinda ikiye bolunup hala hareket edebilmesinden daha gercekci olmayan bi sey varsa o da jessica gibi populer bir kızın alex gibi bir ezikle cıkmasıdır
Alissa
8.0★ · 06/20/26
Somehow very similar to Elephant in the way it’s filmed, the random scenes thrown in the first half of the film only make sense near the end and Im still trying to reconstruct the chronology of the events. I love Gus Van Sant
Somehow very similar to Elephant in the way it’s filmed, the random scenes thrown in the first half of the film only make sense near the end and Im still trying to reconstruct the chronology of the events. I love Gus Van Sant
xrohynate
7.0★ · 05/20/26
El ambiente me gustó, también la representación de los niños y la trama
El ambiente me gustó, también la representación de los niños y la trama
Jacob Bouvier
9.0★ · 05/17/26
Mayo is sick !!!!
While it’s no elephant this is still actually incredible. It feels like a Larry Clark film written by Korine and those are always the best. The camera work is actually godly and there’s like 3 long shots of skateboarding that genuinely made me start seizing because of how incredible they were. Not to mention there’s 2 Elliott Smith songs in here and they are both needle drops not just sneak ins. Really amazing lwk like live action subway surfers in a way. Peak
Mayo is sick !!!!
While it’s no elephant this is still actually incredible. It feels like a Larry Clark film written by Korine and those are always the best. The camera work is actually godly and there’s like 3 long shots of skateboarding that genuinely made me start seizing because of how incredible they were. Not to mention there’s 2 Elliott Smith songs in here and they are both needle drops not just sneak ins. Really amazing lwk like live action subway surfers in a way. Peak