Accepted

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

Jonah Hill

as Sherman Schrader

Blake Lively

as Monica Moreland

Adam Herschman

as Glen

Columbus Short

as Hands

Maria Thayer

as Rory

Lewis Black

as Uncle Ben

Jim O'Heir

as Mr. Schrader

Mark Derwin

as Jack Gaines

Ann Cusack

as Diane Gaines

Reviews

YouShouldKnow

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 p...

Gimly

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

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, literall...

rsanek

Forgettable, but mostly harmless....

The Movie Mob

**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 ridicul...

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