21 & Over

Jeff Chang, a top student with a crucial interview looming, plans a restrained birthday celebration. But a few friends pull him into a night that slips from lighthearted mischief into reckless excess. Miller and Casey join the chaos, nudging Jeff toward one outrageous stunt after another as the hours slip away. The story tracks how a single evening tests loyalty, judgment, and the line between obligation and impulse. What starts as a routine milestone becomes a wake-up call about responsibility, ambition, and the compromises people make to fit in with the crowd. By dawn, choices made in heat carry consequences they never expected. Along the way, the trio encounters missteps, miscommunication, and a countdown that amplifies the stakes, forcing them to decide what kind of people they want to be.

Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the film stems from their own screenplay and marks their first major foray as directors. It arrived in theaters in 2013 as a high energy entry in their collaboration. The pacing keeps a fast tempo with quick cuts that mirror the escalating energy.

With a production budget of 13 million, it grossed 48,065,672 worldwide, a solid return for a college frat comedy. The box office performance highlighted that audiences still show up for fast paced, adult humor. Box office results exceeded expectations, signaling strong late word-of-mouth.

21 & Over sits in the wave of early 2010s party comedies that blend raunchy humor with buddy dynamics. Miles Teller and the rest of the cast helped elevate the energy, and the film's quick, outrageous tone became a familiar shorthand for wild college nights in pop culture discussions.

Critics offered a mixed reaction, praising the brisk pace and the ensemble's chemistry while noting the humor stays on safe ground. The film's themes center on balancing ambition and friendship, learning from mistakes, and the uneasy overlap between youth's desire for rebellion and the pull of adulthood.