What is Project Almanac about?
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Teenagers discover and build a time machine, but their earnest meddling quickly spirals into suspenseful chaos.
Intimate. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on MGM+.
Project Almanac parents guide
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Project Almanac scary?
- Only a little. Project Almanac has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Project Almanac?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Project Almanac rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated PG-13, with some strong language. Your call for older kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byDean Israelite
StarringJonny Weston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner, Amy Landecker
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