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Accepted

2006 93 min ★ 6.4 Comedy

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

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Cast

Justin Long

Justin Long

Bartleby Gaines

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Sherman Schrader

Blake Lively

Blake Lively

Monica Moreland

Adam Herschman

Adam Herschman

Glen

Columbus Short

Columbus Short

Hands

Maria Thayer

Maria Thayer

Rory

Lewis Black

Lewis Black

Uncle Ben

Jim O'Heir

Jim O'Heir

Mr. Schrader

Mark Derwin

Mark Derwin

Jack Gaines

Ann Cusack

Ann Cusack

Diane Gaines

Details

Director

Steve Pink

Screenplay

Mark Perez

Tagline

"When every college turned them down. . . they made one up."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$38,505,009

Production

Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment

Reviews

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YouShouldKnow

May 15, 2018

★ 8/10

I connected more with the concept a lot. Though the movie is a dramatization (as films are) and therefore it is cliché-laden, colorful and hyperbolic. But it explores an idea. We are raised to follow certain paths, categorized and rejected if we are different and take different paths. What if a place of higher education existed where that wasn't the case? This film explores that idea. A plac...

G

Gimly

September 13, 2018

★ 7/10

A legendary movie for a hangover-day, but one that I will never begrudge others for disliking. This is really not my usual sort of movie, but for whatever reason, _Accepted_ somehow totally works for me? _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

K

Kamurai

July 24, 2020

★ 9/10

Fantastic watch, will definitely watch again, and can recommend. I've watch this movie so many times, and it's probably one of my favorite movies. With the ridiculous premise that you have to go to college, what happens to the qualified people that don't get in: they make their own way, literally. Just the concept of doing something like this is fascinating, and with the cast, the delivery ...

R

rsanek

April 10, 2021

★ 5/10

Forgettable, but mostly harmless.

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The Movie Mob

September 17, 2022

★ 9/10

**Accepted is an insane ridiculous and charming comedy and pure dumb escapism.** Accepted thrives in its absolute ludicrous premise - college hopefuls create a fake college because they don't want their parents to know they didn't get accepted anywhere else. Everything about this movie is ridiculous, wacky, and insane, and it's so much fun! The cast boasts two young up-and-coming stars, Jonah H...

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