Is Adam Project OK for Kids and The Adam Project Discussion Questions written by the Ent on March 15th, 2022. This post contains affiliate links, you can find out more on our policies page or in the disclaimer at the bottom of the blog.
Know Before You Watch The Adam Project
Movie: The Adam Project
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Length: 1 hr and 46 mins.
Age suggested: 12 and up
Release Date: March 11th, 2022
Warnings: Mild sexual situations and discussion, bullying and non-graphic violence, mild profanity
Quick The Adam Project Summary
After the loss of his father the year before, Adam Reed encounters a strange man in his garage who seems to know a whole lot about his life. He learns that it is himself from the future who has come back in time for a secret mission. Now, adult Adam (played by Ryan Reynolds) must learn how to complete his mission without breaking the space-time continuum.
The Adam Project is bitter sweet and also a lot of fun. And while the target audience is not kids, and there is a lot that is not geared toward kids, we can see people ten plus really enjoying it. Read more about whether The Adam Project is appropriate for kids in our review below…
The Adam Project Review
*****(Contains Mild Spoilers)*****
–Why Watch The Adam Project-
The Adam Project is a great combination of fun, hilarious moments and heart-filled, emotional scenes. The majority of the movie is pretty light-hearted and funny. But there are also some big emotional punches. Ryan Reynolds and his 12 year old counterpart have great chemistry as they are so similar that they get on each other’s nerves. This movie is a more innocent one compared to some of Ryan Reynolds other comedy (this one is similar to Free Guy). This is a time travel sci fi, but up until the end, it is more of a vehicle for jokes and Star Wars references than a serious sci-fi.
Besides just a fun comedy, The Adam Project also has that fascinating time travel subplot- would you want to know when you die and is it ethical to change the timeline to save people. This is seen from two perspectives. The first is from the newly grieving 12 year old who is just starting to process all of his emotions surrounding his father’s death. The other from adult Adam who has a lot more reasons to want to change the timeline. How these two views interact and eventually culminate is both beautiful and heartbreaking.
The director has said in a couple of different interviews that this is a ‘fun popcorn movie but also an ugly cry one’ and it’s very accurate. There are lots of reasons to watch The Adam Project. Ellen called it ‘this generations ET’ and we totally agree! It’s a really great movie. What it ultimately comes down to is do you like these kinds of fun sci-fi drama movies?
Keep reading to find out if The Adam Project is OK for kids plus our discussion questions and full parent review
-Is Adam Project OK for Kids?-
The overall answer to this question will definitely depend on the experience and temperament of your kid. If they have watched sci-fi movies like this before. There is a lot more violence in this movie than say a Marvel hero movie. Overall, if your child is twelve and up, this movie provides a fun family movie night. With that said, there are a few topics covered that may be difficult or triggering for some kids.
The main subplot involves the death of Adam’s father at a young age and having to process this grief throughout this film. The other topic breached often is that of being bullied. Adam is bullied and hit violently at the beginning and a bit throughout the rest of the movie. Besides these bigger topics, there is also some foul language and rude jokes, but if your kid is old enough, these shouldn’t be a huge deterrent.
The Adam Project Discussion Questions
- If you were to team up with the adult or child version of yourself, how do you think you would do?
- Which scene or line made you laugh?
- What did both Adams learn from each other throughout the movie?
- If you could travel to any point in time, to when would you travel?
- How do child Adam and adult Adam respond differently to their father?
The Adam Project Themes to Discuss: Parental loss, Childhood trauma, bullying, time travel, work-life balance
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