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Is The Adam Project OK for Kids?

AdventureScience FictionComedy
11+
PG-13⭐ 6.7 / 102022 · 1h 46m
Shawn Levy

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What's In It

Based on the actual screenplay
🗡️Violence
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Cartoon / Comedic
9
Action & Peril
1
Injuries & Death Shown
0
Graphic & Disturbing
  • Adam steals a jet while under fire, leading to a high-speed chase sequence with gunfire
  • Young Adam is punched by school bully Ray Dollarhyde
  • Adult Adam fights off multiple armed soldiers hand-to-hand at the accelerator facility
  • A multi-vehicle car chase includes gunfire and a collision with a military vehicle, with Laura shooting at pursuing soldiers from the car
  • Christos and Adam struggle violently, including a drowning fight in water
  • Adult Adam carries a gunshot/stab wound that visibly bleeds through much of the early film, though no on-screen deaths are graphically shown
  • Weapons include firearms, jets, and vehicles used as weapons; Maya Sorian fires multiple shots at Louis and Adam in the facility
  • Overall tone is high-energy sci-fi action violence — injuries and peril are frequent but not gory or lingered upon
💬Language
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Mild Words
(damn, hell)
12
Moderate
(ass, b**ch)
35
Strong
(sh*t)
1
Extreme
(f**k)
  • Frequent strong language: 's**t' (12 times), 'da**' (8), 'hell' (6), 'a**' (8), and 'b**tard' (1)
  • One use of the extreme word 'motherf**ker'
  • Moderate language also present: 'cr*p' (5), 'p**s' (3), 'sucks' (2), and 'dumb' (2)
  • No c-word or repeated f-word usage, but the single extreme word may catch parents off guard in a family-marketed film
👻Scary Scenes
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
3
Mildly Tense
1
Startling Moments
1
Genuinely Scary
0
Deeply Disturbing
  • Young Adam is startled to discover a bleeding adult version of himself in the garage
  • Sorian's armed soldiers pursue the characters through the facility with weapons drawn, creating sustained tension
  • The accelerator begins a catastrophic meltdown countdown, raising life-or-death stakes
  • Villain Maya Sorian coldly reveals she killed Laura twice to protect her program — a genuinely disturbing emotional reveal for a family film
  • An armed standoff in the accelerator subbasement has a gun drawn on Louis, resolved through the group's escape rather than violence
💕Romance
Moderate▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Crushes & Holding Hands
1
Kissing & Dating
2
Suggestive
0
Sexual Content
  • Young Adam meets Laura at university, establishing an innocent crush-level connection and chemistry
  • Adult Adam and Laura kiss and embrace after their emotional reunion
  • Adam and Laura share another kiss and embrace in the forest following a rescue
  • A suggestive intimate moment between Adam and Laura includes a reference to his having been shot — nothing explicit is shown
🍺Substances
Mild▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
1
Mentioned in Passing
1
Shown Casually
0
Featured Prominently
0
Glorified or Abused
  • A brief, casual reference to Derek having a 'goatee' (mouth mullet) implying adulthood/dating, not substance use itself
  • No alcohol, drugs, or tobacco are depicted or prominently featured anywhere in the film
⚡Stimulation
Extreme▼
Moments in the script, mildest → most intense
0
Gently Engaging
0
Exciting
4
Intense
1
Overwhelming
  • A high-speed jet escape sequence includes intense G-forces affecting young Adam
  • A multi-vehicle car chase combines gunfire and collisions for a fast, chaotic sequence
  • The facility meltdown sequence is overwhelming, with explosions and falling debris
  • Combat sequences against multiple armed soldiers in the accelerator facility are fast-paced and intense
  • A drowning struggle between Christos and Adam builds suspense before a rescue
  • Sensory-sensitive children may find the meltdown and chase sequences overwhelming
The Adam Project — Heads Up for Parents

Despite its family-adventure marketing, the film includes a surprising amount of strong language for a PG-13 sci-fi film, including one use of 'motherf**ker' and 12 uses of 's**t,' plus a dark reveal that the villain Maya Sorian killed the hero's wife Laura twice.

About The Adam Project

The Adam Project is a sci-fi adventure/comedy in which a wisecracking time-traveling pilot, Adam, crash-lands in his own backyard and must team up with his 12-year-old self to save the future and reconnect with the memory of their late father. It blends fast-paced action and time-travel plotting with an emotional core about grief, father-son relationships, and family healing.

👨‍👧
Best watched together
Younger tweens (ages 9-11) will benefit from a parent present to discuss the frequent profanity, the gunfights and armed confrontations at the accelerator facility, and heavier themes like grief over Louis's death and Maya Sorian's revelation about killing Laura.

Family Takeaways from The Adam Project

What it gets right

  • ✓The film centers its sci-fi action around genuine emotional growth, as seen when Louis apologizes for neglecting his son and commits to being present
  • ✓It models reconciliation and empathy through young Adam recognizing his mother's sacrifices and hugging her with real affection at the end

The Adam Project Cultural & Values Guide

Cultural & Values Guide

Values & Themes
●Traditional family values

The film's emotional core revolves around father-son reconciliation, as Louis apologizes and commits to being present, and young Adam learns to appreciate and hug his mother, emphasizing family bonds and presence over achievement.

Cast:Ryan ReynoldsWalker ScobellMark RuffaloJennifer GarnerZoe Saldaña

Is The Adam Project Appropriate for Your Child's Age?

✗Age 5: Not recommended for 5-year-olds
✗Age 8: Not recommended for 8-year-olds
✗Age 10: Not recommended for 10-year-olds
✓Age 12: Generally appropriate for 12-year-olds
✓Age 13: Generally appropriate for 13-year-olds
✓Age 15: Generally appropriate for 15-year-olds
✓Age 17: Generally appropriate for 17-year-olds

Individual children may vary — use your judgment.

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