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Project Power

ActionCrimeScience Fiction
16+R
2020·1h 53m·Ariel Schulman·Screen Arcade· Script read & verified

A sci-fi action thriller set in New Orleans where a mysterious drug called 'Power' gives users temporary superpowers like invisibility, super strength, or speed -...

Best watched together — Complex themes about drug use, police ethics, and social issues need discussion

Heads Up for Parents

The graphic explosion of a character after drug overdose is particularly disturbing and unexpected


What's In It

Violence
Mild
Language
Mild
Scary
Mild
Romance
Very Mild
Substances
Extreme
Stimulation
Mild

Cultural & Values Guide

No cultural or religious themes detected for this film.

Community Notes

  • Film's portrayal of New Orleans communities and drug crisis may be seen as exploitative by some viewers

Family Takeaways

What it gets right

  • Shows realistic consequences of drug use including death
  • Depicts complex moral choices faced by law enforcement

Cast:Jamie FoxxJoseph Gordon-LevittDominique FishbackRodrigo SantoroCourtney B. Vance