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Project X

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Thomas (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper) and JB (Jonathan Daniel Brown) are three anonymous high-school seniors who are determined to finally make their mark. But how to make themselves unforgettable in the annals of high-school history? With an epic party, of course! The idea is innocent enough, but nothing could prepare the three friends for this shindig. As word of the soirée's awesomeness spreads, dreams are ruined, records are blemished, and legends are born.
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Critics Consensus

Unoriginal, unfunny, and all-around unattractive, Project X mines the depths of the teen movie and found-footage genres for 87 minutes of predictably mean-spirited debauchery.

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Tim Grierson Gawker 04/11/2012
None of these people resembles any teen anybody really knows. And thank god for that. Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 03/19/2012
2/5
An unhealthy strain of misogyny runs through the dialogue, and the film- makers' unquestioning acceptance of high-school one-upmanship fairly turns the stomach. Go to Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 03/17/2012
1/4
It is a failed attempt to analyze what it means to rebel in the twenty-first century, and as such ends up being a party, not for the ages or the record books, but instead for the dustbin of rancid ideas and concepts better left forgotten. Go to Full Review Popmatters Staff PopMatters 12/03/2022
However shallow and lazy the execution is, Project X remains compelling by heralding the manic and voyeuristic instincts of a young man who is suddenly carefree. Go to Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film 08/30/2022
This movie trying to be a knockoff of Superbad is exactly the point. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 08/03/2022
1.5/5
Hard to believe now, but there was a time when insurance companies like AMI were cool and the House of Pain meant something very different to Otago rugby. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jensen M @Uniqueguy10 Jul 28 One of my favourite films, introduced it to so many people and watched it many times. never gets old! Ignore what the critics said they know nothing lol. clearly individuals who are too serious. See more Sireima J @RT46486763 Jul 17 People need to understand for what it was trying to portray, teenagers rebelling for the first time. I believe the movie was just the right amount of weirdness and action. See more Kingkong K @godkonger Jul 6 Peak Movie! The critiques who gave it a low rating are definitely boomers who takes shit too seriously. The movie is all about teen age spirit and the definition of yolo which is awesome. I hope I get to experience anything or close to this in my life as a current teen myself who's recently turned 19. Props to the director and actor and especially Corey Worthington for inspiring this awesome movie! See more Jeremiah C @jwormizzle2005 Jun 28 Funny movie! Definitely motivated me to be a delinquent for one night; who didn’t want to party like it’s 1999 when finishing this film? Crazy, overdramatized, likable/dislikable characters; all perspective. I enjoyed it, but don’t try this at home… See more Adrian T @Adrianrg1013 Jan 7 I think it's a really good movie, if you watch it for what it is. The critics giving it a low score are clearly gen X and boomers who definitely cannot relate or find the appeal in a party like the one from the movie. The movie is fucking cool and very original, I can't think of any other movie similar to this one, maybe Superbad ... Idk See more Siza S @Hndrxxx Dec 11 It was the craziest high-school based movie I've seen in a while. See more Read all reviews
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Nima Nourizadeh

Director

Thomas Mann

Thomas

Oliver Cooper

Costa

Jonathan Daniel Brown

JB

Dax Flame

Dax

Kirby Bliss Blanton

Kirby

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Project X

(L-R) Jonathan Daniel Brown as J.B., Thomas Mann as Thomas and Oliver Cooper as Costa in "Project X." (L-R) Jonathan Daniel Brown as J.B., Oliver Cooper as Costa, Thomas Mann as Thomas and Peter Mackenzie as Dad in "Project X." (L-R) Jonathan Daniel Brown as J.B., Oliver Cooper as Costa and Thomas Mann as Thomas in "Project X." A scene from "Project X." Peter Mackenzie and Caitlin Dulany in "Project X." A scene from "Project X." A scene from "Project X." A scene from "Project X." Kirby Bliss Blanton as Kirby in "Project X." (L-R) Nick Nervies as Tyler and Brady Hender as Everett in "Project X." View more photos

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Synopsis Thomas (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper) and JB (Jonathan Daniel Brown) are three anonymous high-school seniors who are determined to finally make their mark. But how to make themselves unforgettable in the annals of high-school history? With an epic party, of course! The idea is innocent enough, but nothing could prepare the three friends for this shindig. As word of the soirée's awesomeness spreads, dreams are ruined, records are blemished, and legends are born.
Director
Nima Nourizadeh
Producer
Todd Phillips
Screenwriter
Matt Drake, Michael Bacall
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Silver Pictures, Green Hat Films
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Crude Sexual Content Throughou|All Involving Teens|Nudity|Drinking|Reckless Behavior|Drugs|Mayhem)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 19, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.7M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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