Zabriskie Point (1970)
Kernel Score: 80% · 431 ratings · Rated R
Genres: Drama
Released: 1970-03-26
Runtime: 113 minutes
Overview
Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.
Zabriskie Point parents' guide: ages 15+
Parents need to know that Zabriskie Point is an R-rated 1970 drama set amid student protests, police brutality, and countercultural free love.
- Violence & scariness: Moderate — The film includes police brutality and a student riot with a fatal shooting of a policeman.
- Sex, romance & nudity: Moderate — The story involves a romance rooted in the era's 'free love' counterculture.
- Drinking, drugs & smoking: Some — Countercultural setting implies drug-culture elements typical of the period.
Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official R rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.
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Director
Cast
- Mark Frechette as Mark
- Daria Halprin as Daria
- Paul Fix as Cafe Owner
- G.D. Spradlin as Lee's Associate
- Bill Garaway as Morty
- Kathleen Cleaver as Kathleen
- Rod Taylor as Lee Allen
- Martin Abrahams as Radical Student (uncredited)
- Michael L. Davis as Police Lieutenant on Loudspeaker (uncredited)
- Lee Duncan as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Zabriskie Point FAQ
Is Zabriskie Point good?
Zabriskie Point has an 80% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 431 audience ratings.
Is Zabriskie Point OK for kids?
Zabriskie Point is rated R. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 15+. Parents need to know that Zabriskie Point is an R-rated 1970 drama set amid student protests, police brutality, and countercultural free love.
What movies are like Zabriskie Point?
If you liked Zabriskie Point, try Beautiful Boy, 20th Century Women, The Lost Bus and Magnolia.