The Package
A reckless teenage camping trip becomes a frantic, brutally crude rescue mission after a horrifying accident threatens a friend's most prized possession.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- crude
- frantic
- irreverent
- late night viewing
- group comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally viewed the film as an uneven, aggressively crude teen gross-out comedy with occasional comic energy but limited originality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central accident involves a severed penis, while snakes and other bodily hazards drive the escalating jokes.
Sean and his friends race against time to recover and save their friend's prized possession after the camping accident.
The teenage friends' spring break camping trip supplies the isolated environment and social pressure for the comedy.
Venomous snakes are a concrete camping hazard and a recurring source of escalating danger in the group's rescue effort.
Films like The Package, and why
The Hangover
shares crude teen humor, escalating bodily mishaps, and an irreverent ensemble tone
Superbad
shares raunchy coming-of-age comedy, adolescent friendship, and gross-out set pieces
This Is the End
shares black comedy, reckless young characters, and escalating survival-oriented chaos
Movie Details
- Director
- Jake Szymanski
- Release Date
- 2018-08-10
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (1270)
Cast
- Daniel Doheny
- Geraldine Viswanathan
- Luke Spencer Roberts
- Sadie Calvano
- Eduardo Franco
- Alexander Calvert
- Sugar Lyn Beard
- Christian Convery
- Chance Hurstfield
- Bronwen Smith
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Package about?
- A reckless teenage camping trip becomes a frantic, brutally crude rescue mission after a horrifying accident threatens a friend's most prized possession.
- What is The Package like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Package as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Package violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Package as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Package?
- Critics generally viewed the film as an uneven, aggressively crude teen gross-out comedy with occasional comic energy but limited originality.
- Which films are like The Package?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Superbad, and This Is the End.
- How long is The Package?
- The Package runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Package?
- In United States, The Package streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
