Y2K
Directed by Kyle MooneyOn the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party only to find themselves fighting for their lives when the terror of Y2K becomes a reality and all machines rise up against humanity.
Cast of Y2K
Y2K Ratings & Reviews
- MischaDecember 26, 2024Kyle Mooney has really put himself into this.
- Neon Ghloes2d agoThis whole deal-do was terrible. Tastes like poops. Inside of your mouf poops. Who is this young lady? Who are these young fellars? Why were they picked? There... Those are the statements and questions you too will have, after a wartch of this here digital video... Save yo self's the time. Go wartch Event Horizon instead.
- jackmeatApril 4, 2025My quick rating - 5.3/10. Y2K kicks off with a bang, riding the nostalgia wave straight into the heart of 1999, but somewhere along the way, it forgets to keep the party alive. The setup is solid—two high school misfits crashing a New Year's Eve bash on the brink of the millennium, only to get swept up in some wild, tech-fueled chaos. The opening scene even flirts with horror, making you think you’re in for something in the vein of Maximum Overdrive meets Superbad. But by the time the credits roll, it's clear the film couldn’t decide what it wanted to be. Let's talk performances. Jaeden Martell as Eli is… well, bland. His shy, awkward demeanor doesn’t add much beyond making him forgettable. Julian Dennison, on the other hand, is a blast as his best friend Danny, stealing every scene he’s in. It’s a shame he’s not in more of them. Rachel Zegler and Lachlan Watson round out the main cast well, each embodying their Breakfast Club archetypes (popular girl and geek, respectively) without overdoing it. Then there’s Kyle Mooney, who pulls double duty as a stoner character and the film’s director. His comedic bits mostly miss the mark, but since he was juggling multiple roles, I’ll cut him some slack. The real wildcard? Fred Durst. Playing himself, he’s fully in on the joke, letting the movie poke fun at him in ways that’ll either have you rolling or cringing, depending on your tolerance for late-’90s music references. (If you ever rocked out to Limp Bizkit, you’ll probably get a kick out of it.) The best moment? The kids’ brutally honest first impression: “WOW, you look like shit!” (2021 Durst is hilarious, Click for a full show in Chicago.) The film’s biggest issue is its identity crisis. It teeters between satire, sci-fi horror, and raunchy comedy but never fully commits to any of them. The tech-apocalypse angle is a fun nod to Y2K hysteria, but it leans too much into parody without fully embracing the madness. It’s self-aware to a fault, constantly winking at the audience instead of building real stakes. If you were in your 20s around the turn of the millennium, there’s enough nostalgia here to keep you entertained—though younger viewers might be left scratching their heads. And while the movie’s references hit home for me (especially the Family Values Tour shoutouts—one of the best concerts I ever attended), it doesn’t do enough to resonate beyond its target audience. Y2K is a fun throwback with some great moments, but ultimately too scattered to be memorable. It’s got the vibe of a mixtape with a killer opener that just sort of fizzles out by the end.
- spoot31June 19, 2025Just *awful*
- FNZBJune 14, 2025Terrible
- vangh1March 26, 2025I simp so hard for this soundtrack. Every fan service quote and reference sent me. I don't think every movie needs to aspire to be art. I believe in entertainment for entertainment's sake, especially when it's not just Studio X pumping out Franchise Y for the Zth consecutive summer. I think it's enough for a person to have fond memories of a time, and a wacky what-if. Could it have been more? Maybe. Does it need to be? Nah. This is EXACTLY how I remember Y2K!
- Desmond DaleJanuary 24, 2025It's pretty much a terrible rendition of Maximum Overdrive combined with the tone and character motivations of Superbad. The longer it went on the more I wondered how it it ever made it past the cutting room floor. It's completely steeped in the juvenile tea of past Jonah Hill vehicles with deadened humor that lands like a two decade old comic set. The one star is for the movie itself and the other half is just for the soundtrack and the Soundbombing representation.
- Johan PotgieterMay 21, 2025I was 26 when the year 2000 rolled around. Being back there was nostalgic for me. The story was crazy in a way but not anymore than any other hacker/computer story ever. I don't know if people are expecting Avenger quality movies all the time but this movie was enjoyable and fun. I did not expect it too be a classic so I just had fun with it. There was not much time to build long and complicated back stories for each character so it was difficult too get too attached to them but I surely cared about the 3 main characters, Eli, Laura and Danny I can't help but think that this movie was a victim of the Snow White (Rachel Zegler) backlash.
- NicolaiMay 17, 2025Bad movie
- NonPlayableContentApril 11, 2025Expect little and get more than expected is a good way of going into this, it's only going to hit the hardest with anyone born in the right years. Not a reference onslaught but it's the main punch line. The hippie Garrett was the highlight because he 100% nailed the mannerisms of someone you knew. Cut 20 minutes off and I'd actually recommend this to people.
- 匚卂尺ㄥApril 2, 2025It’s time to party like it’s 1999! Even though I was only 13 years old back then, I have heard of the “Y2K” controversy that floated around. It’s been ingrained into pop culture, at least for us millennials. The newly released movie called Y2K shows us what would’ve happened if ‘90s technology actually came to life and starts killing people. The story is about loner teenager Eli (Jaeden Martell) who is pining after Laura (Rachel Zegler), the popular girl. With his best friend and “charisma incarnate”, Danny (Julian Dennison), they crash the New Years Eve Y2K party, and sh** gets wild. So the movie begins like SUPERBAD, and slowly becomes a SHAUN OF THE DEAD situation. I enjoyed quite a bit of this movie, but it does make some mistakes. Let’s just say the best characters needed more screen time. While watching this movie, absolutely do not try to think logically about what you are seeing, you’ll be at risk of a headache. There are moments that felt like a mediocre SNL skit that got stretched too thin, but I appreciate how Kyle Mooney stuck to his guns and to his unique style of comedy, especially as his directorial debut. He also cowrote. There are a lot of ‘90s references I didn’t get, especially the main cameo from a certain band. I enjoyed some of the characters, some of the humour, and some of the practical effects. Overall, I’d recommend streaming this at home for some B-movie fun. The B is for baked (don’t do drugs).
- Matthias_812April 2, 2025The equivalent of a Netflix Original but dammit did I have fun. Starts out being a mess of every piece of 90's culture thrown together in Superbad, takes a horror angle twist and pulls a page from Maximum Overdrive/Small Soldiers. Tonally Y2K is a clustered awkward mess. It's corny as hell and has Fred Durst saving the world which should tell you how low brained this is.
- bobechiMarch 29, 2025Kyle Mooney stretched a SNL skit into a film, seemingly without additional budget or dialogue written for it. Poorly written, poorly edited, poorly designed machines, unbelievably stupid choices, unnecessary poop jokes… Holy crap that was terrible.
- cultfilmlikerMarch 29, 2025Silly, but also some fun and exciting kills popped out this time lol two great uses of two of my favorite Bizkit songs. And the technology/hacking parody was all hilarious. Lot of Nathan Fielder’s The Web vibes. Love the cast a whole lot. Very confused as to how that is not Beck Bennett as the baddie.
- martocoolMarch 24, 2025The best acting was done from the computers and Fred Durst, the film is soo bad that you think who was thinking that it was a good idea to make this movie.
