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Project Almanac

Play trailer Poster for Project Almanac PG-13 2015 1h 46m Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 03/09/2015
2/5
Enough already with the "found footage" movies. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 07/06/2020
B-
Goofy, clever, and endearing enough to be worth your time. Go to Full Review
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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. See more Cfunk D @Cfunk2085 Jul 20 Wobbly camera, horrible dialogue and just sloppy self centered time travel. See more 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. See more Gabriel B Feb 1 Great movie with a perfect plot! See more Liberty 1 11/02/2024 Absolutely love this movie it’s amazing and I have rewatched it multiple times! See more William B 10/11/2024 Another one of those movies I liked as a kid but wasn't impressed with upon a recent rewatch See more Read all reviews
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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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