Synopsis
In the not-so-distant future, all drinking and drugs have been made completely illegal by the government, except for one night a year. High school seniors Griffin, Hags, and Andrew make a pilgrimage to get to the best party in town where all their dreams will come true. They will have to avoid their crazed principal, violent siblings, and the wild animals roaming the streets.
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Cast
- Skyler GisondoGriffin
- Dexter DardenHags
- Eduardo FrancoAndrew
- Vince VaughnPrincipal Carlsen
- Grace Van DienLena
- Esteban BenitoSeb
- Eileen GalindoDeidre Hellmuth
- Marta PiekarzKimmi
- Zainne SalehSarah
- Brittany GarmsDakota
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
This is a raucous, happily irresponsible party that should help locked-in, bottled-up Americans release some steam. The only downside to its being released when we need laughs so desperately is that this is just the kind of pic that becomes several times as funny when seen in a packed theater. - 60
Arizona Republic
Of course with this kind of film, not every joke lands. You’re hoping for a good proportion — more hits than misses. The ratio isn’t quite as high as you’d like with The Binge, but it’s close enough. - 50
Screen Rant
The Binge is as ridiculous as its premise implies, which can be fun at times, while others it's a bit like a wild ride you wish you could get off. - 50
RogerEbert.com
A tedious and only occasionally amusing comedic riff on “The Purge” franchise. - 40
Variety
If the premise sounds more fun than the execution, that’s because The Binge doesn’t seem to recognize how or why people indulge in such substances to begin with, treating intoxication as the punchline rather than the setup for what should have been a more subversive satire. - 38
Movie Nation
The whole affair is just nuts, staggeringly irresponsible. - 25
Slant Magazine
If The Purge cynically saw humans as itching to unleash their pent-up violence, The Binge recognizes us all as horny nitwit fratboys at heart who need an excuse to cut loose. - 25
The A.V. Club
Even the occasional funny line grows wearying, because nothing in this movie happens for any real reason. The details that labor to appear random, the big slapstick plot turns, and the predetermined character arcs are all equally meaningless, unchecked byproducts of filmmakers emptying their joke files with Superbad playing on a loop in the background.
