Synopsis
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 LongBartleby Gaines
- Jonah HillSherman Schrader
- Blake LivelyMonica Moreland
- Adam HerschmanGlen
- Columbus ShortHands
- Maria Christina ThayerRory
- Lewis BlackUncle Ben
- Jim O'HeirMr. Schrader
- Mark DerwinJack Gaines
- Ann CusackDiane Gaines
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
Sweetly amusing, gently anarchic and never mean-spirited. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Accepted's winning dumbness and breezy bons mots save it from the pit. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
After a very funny start, there just isn't enough content to fill the feature-length curriculum. - 50
Village Voice
Accepted is an inspired premise in search of a movie: What starts out as a scabrous takedown of academic bureaucracy ends up yet another modestly rousing underdog story about the little slacker that could. - 50
The A.V. Club
The ideal viewer of Accepted probably won't have seen any college comedies before. Or any slobs-vs.-snobs movies like "Caddyshack." For those who have, it's kind of a snore. - 50
Premiere
One could argue that you shouldn't expect a teen comedy to offer a nuanced depiction of the role of education in public life, but in response I'd refer you to "Election" and "Clueless." - 50
The New York Times
Accepted will make for a passable alternative to sold-out shows of "Snakes on a Plane," but it's a disappointing debut for the director Steve Pink. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Has neither the raucous energy and impudence of "Animal House," the defiance of "If ...," nor the grace and wit of "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle."
