Project Almanac

To fix the past, would you risk your future?


Project Almanac
A brilliant high school student and his friends uncover blueprints for a mysterious time-travelling device with limitless potential, but through their ignorance of the ramifications of what they're doing, they put lives in danger. It's an MTV co-production so expect it to be teen-friendly.

106 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language).
Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Come on, baby, make some beer...
Come on, baby, make some beer...

Credits

Cast
Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner, Amy Landecker, Gary Weeks
Director
Dean Israelite
ScreenplayJason Pagan, Andrew Deutchsman
CinematographyMatthew J. Lloyd
EditingMartin Bernfeld, Julian Clarke
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Datasat
Made in2014
Produced byInsurge Pictures, MTV Films, Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dome

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreSci-fi
LanguageMild to moderate, infrequent
NudityNone
SexAffection, low impact, infrequent
ViolenceLow to mild, infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyLow impact exclamations
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG-13 for some language and sexual content
Runtime106
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
14 +
Positive messages
2
Positive role models
0
Violence
2
Sex
3
Language
3
Consumerism
3
Drinking, drugs, smoking
0

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
John DeFore quote iconTime travel fails to make high school less of a drag.
5
Die Burger
Karla Janse van Vuuren quote iconSorg vir vermaak en drama.
10
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconNot as bad as I imagined given the press screening was just one night before the film opened.
11
Metacritic.com
25 critics
9
Rottentomatoes critics
79 critics
9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon Project Almanac isn't without wit or originality, but its thin story and irritating found-footage camerawork ultimately make it difficult to recommend.
7
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
10
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconTeen time-travel movie is entertaining; some racy stuff.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
38 users
11
Rottentomatoes users
24074 users
11
Internet
6357 Netizens quote iconI had doubts going in but I ended up liking it.
13

Average .. 48%

10

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