Burning Palms
2010 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 5.2 · 36% critics
This anthology drama follows five separate stories set across Los Angeles, each pushing into taboo territory with a mix of dark humor, discomfort, and bleak turns. The film jumps from one uneasy situation to another, aiming for a provocative, twisted portrait of people heading toward messy consequences.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-04-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (63 votes)
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy edgy anthology films with mean, provocative humor and don’t mind an uneven ride; Not for you if you want sympathetic characters, clear connections between stories, or a gentler tone like Cat Run.
Pros: bold taboo premise; a few strong segments; darkly comic moments | Cons: very uneven stories; often offensive tone; weak payoffs
Themes
- career
- taboo
- subversive tale
Cast & crew
Zoe Saldaña
as Sarah Cotton
Rosamund Pike
as Dedra Davenport
Lake Bell
as Maryjane
Paz Vega
as Blanca Juarez
Shannen Doherty
as Dr. Shelly
Nick Stahl
as Robert Kane
Emily Meade
as Chloe Marx
Robert Hoffman
as Chad Bower
Jamie Chung
as Ginny Bai
Dylan McDermott
as Dennis Marx
Directed by Christopher Landon