The Adam Project
The Adam Project is a 2022 American science-fiction action comedy film produced by Skydance Media, Maximum Effort, and 21 Laps Entertainment for the Netflix streaming service. It was directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay written by Jonathan Tropper, T.S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell in his film debut, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Keener and Zoe Saldaña. In the film, fighter pilot Adam Reed (Reynolds) crash lands in 2022 after getting injured while stealing a time jet, and meets his 12-year-old self (Scobell) in the process, who had been dealing with the loss of his father Louis (Ruffalo) the year before. All-the-while, Maya Sorian (Keener), leader of the dystopian world and head of her company Sorian, plans to monopolize time travel.
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| Directed by | Shawn Levy |
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| Cinematography | Tobias Schliessler |
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| Music by | Rob Simonsen |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $116 million |
Production on the film first began in 2012 with Tom Cruise attached to star. The film then fell into development hell until Netflix acquired the distribution rights. Filming commenced in November 2020 and wrapped in March 2021. Rob Simonsen composed the score.
The Adam Project began a limited "one night only" theatrical release on March 9, 2022 followed by its digital release on Netflix on March 11. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances, action sequences, visual effects, and its inspiration from 1980s movies, but criticism for the writing and storyline.