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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Justin Long
Bartleby Gaines
Jonah Hill
Sherman Schrader
Blake Lively
Monica Moreland
Adam Herschman
Glen
Columbus Short
Hands
Maria Thayer
Rory
Lewis Black
Uncle Ben
Jim O'Heir
Mr. Schrader
Mark Derwin
Jack Gaines
Ann Cusack
Diane Gaines
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
YouShouldKnow
May 15, 2018
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...
Gimly
September 13, 2018
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._
Kamurai
July 24, 2020
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 ...
rsanek
April 10, 2021
Forgettable, but mostly harmless.
The Movie Mob
September 17, 2022
**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...
★ 6.0
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