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Accepted

  • 6.4 /10

  • 1756

  • 38%

Plot

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.

Cast

Justin Long as Bartleby Gaines
Justin Long

as Bartleby Gaines

Jonah Hill as Sherman Schrader
Jonah Hill

as Sherman Schrader

Blake Lively as Monica Moreland
Blake Lively

as Monica Moreland

Adam Herschman as Glen
Columbus Short as Hands
Columbus Short

as Hands

Maria Thayer as Rory
Maria Thayer

as Rory

Lewis Black as Uncle Ben
Lewis Black

as Uncle Ben

Jim O'Heir as Mr. Schrader
Jim O'Heir

as Mr. Schrader

Mark Derwin as Jack Gaines
Mark Derwin

as Jack Gaines

Ann Cusack as Diane Gaines
Ann Cusack

as Diane Gaines

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 18, 2006

Production Companies

  • Universal Pictures

  • Shady Acres Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United States of America

  • Australia

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $23,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $38,505,009.00

Runtime

  • 1.55 hrs

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Reviews

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 pla…

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._

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…