21 & Over
Two friends turn a straight-A student's birthday celebration into a drunken college odyssey that threatens his carefully planned future.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- raunchy
- profane
- chaotic
- college movie night
- party night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be an inconsistent and predictable attempt to reproduce the raunchy party-comedy formula of The Hangover.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeff Chang's birthday outing grows from a planned beer into humiliation, overindulgence, and debauchery.
Jeff's birthday night conflicts directly with his important medical school interview the following day.
The film foregrounds overindulgence, humiliation, and unabashedly profane party behavior.
Miller and Casey take Jeff out and become responsible for the disastrous consequences of the birthday celebration.
Films like 21 & Over, and why
The Hangover
raunchy college-party comedy centered on friendship, intoxication, and escalating misadventures
Project X
crude coming-of-age comedy driven by alcohol-fueled disorder and male friendship
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
profane buddy comedy about youthful irresponsibility and an out-of-control night
American Pie
college-set sex comedy combining friendship, debauchery, and vulgar humor
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
- Release Date
- 2013-03-01
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (1642)
Cast
- Miles Teller
- Skylar Astin
- Justin Chon
- Sarah Wright
- François Chau
- Jonathan Keltz
- Christiann Castellanos
- Samantha Futerman
- Daniel Booko
- Basil Harris
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 21 & Over about?
- Two friends turn a straight-A student's birthday celebration into a drunken college odyssey that threatens his carefully planned future.
- What is 21 & Over like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 21 & Over as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is 21 & Over violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 21 & Over as mild.
- What did critics think of 21 & Over?
- Critics broadly found the film to be an inconsistent and predictable attempt to reproduce the raunchy party-comedy formula of The Hangover.
- Which films are like 21 & Over?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Project X, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and American Pie.
- How long is 21 & Over?
- 21 & Over runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch 21 & Over?
- In United States, 21 & Over streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
