Project X (2012)

Project X rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 255K votes

Rotten Tomatoes29%

Metacritic46%

TMDb6.895/10· 7K votes

With 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 46/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Project X

Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.

Cast of Project X

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  Thomas Mann

  as Thomas Kub

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  Oliver Cooper

  as Costa

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  Jonathan Daniel Brown

  as JB

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  Dax Flame

  as Dax

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  Kirby Bliss Blanton

  as Kirby

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  Brady Hender

  as Everett

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  Nick Nervies

  as Tyler

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  Alexis Knapp

  as Alexis

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  Miles Teller

  as Miles Teller

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  Peter MacKenzie

  as Dad

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  Caitlin Dulany

  as Mom

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  Rob Evors

  as Rob

Project X facts

Budget

$12M

Box office

$102.7M

Our take on Project X

Nima Nourizadeh's 2012 comedy follows three high-school seniors who throw a party hoping to finally make a name for themselves, only to watch the night spiral wildly out of control as word spreads. Shot in a found-footage style that puts you inside the escalating chaos, it barrels from small gathering to full-blown mayhem with gleeful momentum. The appeal is pure vicarious excess: no message, just an anarchic fantasy of teenage transgression cranked past every limit. It suits viewers wanting a loud, fast, unruly party movie rather than character or plot. If reckless spectacle and cringe-comedy energy sound fun, it delivers; anyone seeking substance should look elsewhere.