Palm Trees and Power Lines
Directed by Jamie Dack6.589%76%6.3
A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
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- Kevin WardJuly 4, 2025The is one of the most uncomfortable films I’ve watched in quite a while. Lea (Lily McInerny) plays a 17 y/o who starts dating a man twice her age. 34 y/o Tom (Jonathan Tucker) happens across Lea at a diner one night and manages to convince her to let him drive her home. Tom is unquestionably creepy in his pursuit of Lea. Subconsciously, Lea likely knows this as she keeps her relationship secret from her mother (Gretchen Mol) as well as her friends. As Lea finds herself increasingly fractured from her friends and her mother, she in gets sucked in deeper and deeper into dependency on Tom. This film had me yelling at my television at times. McInerny is really excellent as Lea, so much so that I was convinced I could talk some sense into her. As a father of a young daughter, I found this to be an utterly horrifying watch with an ending that left me gobsmacked. I hesitate to recommend this because of its bleak outlook as well as the requisite trigger warnings needed. However, the ending is one that hasn’t escaped my mind since I finished watching it. It’s a film that is guaranteed to elicit an emotional reaction of some sort and for that reason I think it’s worth checking out.
Palm Trees and Power Lines Trivia
Palm Trees and Power Lines was released on January 24, 2022.
Palm Trees and Power Lines was directed by Jamie Dack.
Palm Trees and Power Lines has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Palm Trees and Power Lines was produced by Jamie Dack, Leah Chen Baker.
A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
The key characters in Palm Trees and Power Lines are Lea (Lily McInerny), Tom (Jonathan Tucker), Sandra (Gretchen Mol).
Palm Trees and Power Lines is rated R.
Palm Trees and Power Lines is a Drama film.
Palm Trees and Power Lines has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
Palm Trees and Power Lines has made $424 at the box office.