Project Almanac

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Project Almanac

PG-13

2015

1h 46m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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David Raskin (Jonny Weston) is a high-school science nerd who dreams of going to MIT. When he and his friends (Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista) find his late father's plans for a "temporal displacement device," David can't wait to start tinkering. When they finally get the device to work, the teenagers jump at the opportunity to manipulate time in their favor -- but their joy is short-lived when they begin to discover the consequences of their actions.

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Critics Consensus

Project Almanac isn't without wit or originality, but its thin story and irritating found-footage camerawork ultimately make it difficult to recommend.

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

01/21/2016

The genre dramatizes the identity formation that goes on during the digital technology-glutted adolescent years, which are filled with screens and captured images, whether from smartphones, cameras, vlogging, or pictures on social media.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

03/09/2015

2/5

Enough already with the "found footage" movies.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

03/06/2015

1/5

The 106 minutes between the opening scene and the end credits still feels like an eternity.

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Cory Woodroof

Williamson Home Page

02/11/2022

Project Almanac is a rousing success for the hard-to-nail found footage and time travel genres a fun January release that will more than make up for the lack of quality 2015 titles out at the multiplex.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/02/2021

3/5

Has all the annoying traits of found footage movies-"You're getting all this, right?"-and screams out for a tripod, but for the most part is a zippy young adult sci fi story with equal parts brains and heart.

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

07/06/2020

B-

Goofy, clever, and endearing enough to be worth your time.

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Kenny A.

@nerdsman567 Aug 8

A mostly forgettable time travel movie and a rather nauseating found footage movie. The only scene I remember is the scene where they go back in time to an Imagine Dragons concert. As a huge Imagine Dragons fan, it’s the only scene that made the movie worth watching.

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Cfunk D

@Cfunk2085 Jul 20

Wobbly camera, horrible dialogue and just sloppy self centered time travel.

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Frank J

Apr 25

The humour is good and the uses of time travel in the movie are accurate to how teen-agers would use time travel if they could. My only complaints are the movie is too slow paced.

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Gabriel B

Feb 1

Great movie with a perfect plot!

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Liberty 1

11/02/2024

Absolutely love this movie it’s amazing and I have rewatched it multiple times!

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William B

10/11/2024

Another one of those movies I liked as a kid but wasn't impressed with upon a recent rewatch

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Dean Israelite

Director

Jonny Weston

David Raskin

Sofia Black-D'Elia

Jessie Pierce

Sam Lerner

Quinn Goldberg

Allen Evangelista

Adam Le

Virginia Gardner

Christina Raskin

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Synopsis

David Raskin (Jonny Weston) is a high-school science nerd who dreams of going to MIT. When he and his friends (Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista) find his late father's plans for a "temporal displacement device," David can't wait to start tinkering. When they finally get the device to work, the teenagers jump at the opportunity to manipulate time in their favor -- but their joy is short-lived when they begin to discover the consequences of their actions.

Director: Dean Israelite
Producer: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
Screenwriter: Jason Harry Pagan, Andrew Deutschman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Platinum Dunes
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.3M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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