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Play trailer Poster for Accepted PG-13 Released Aug 18, 2006 1h 33m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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After receiving his latest college rejection letter, senior Bartleby Gaines devises a novel way to fool everyone into thinking he is college-bound: Open his own university. Bartleby and his similarly stymied friends take over an abandoned building, create a fake Web site, hire a friend's uncle to pose as the dean, and -- presto -- a school is born. However, they do their jobs too well, and soon many other rejects try to gain admittance to the nonexistent South Harmon Institute of Technology.
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Like its characters who aren't able to meet their potential, Accepted's inconsistent and ridiculous plot gets annoying, despite a few laughs.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Listen, while I wish the writers would have been able to keep their momentum up and avoid a few dry spells, there is more than enough going on to the positive these flaws end up becoming fairly moot. Rated: 3/4 Aug 22, 2006 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Even the characters in the movie are saying at the beginning, 'This is crazy. This will never work.' And I'm like, you know what? You're right. It never will. Not for one second. Even in a whacky comedy like this. Aug 21, 2006 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star Here's the final mystery about Accepted: Why title a movie that so readily invites the headline Rejected as a critical riposte? Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 19, 2006 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Offers a smattering of decent chuckles amidst all the predictable piling on of pilfered plotlines. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 24, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Though the plot is outrageous, with no grounding in reality, the film does an admirable job of making everything seem sensible - at least in the context of a comedic scenario. Rated: 6/10 Nov 15, 2020 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News A surprisingly sharp comedy that manages to pay homage to classic comedies like Animal House while delivering a lot of laughs. Rated: B Nov 20, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Theo E A Haiku Review: An uninspired Parade of tropes, not tame and Not quite acerbic Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Carter P The first time I watched this movie was just after my senior year of high school as I was anxiously awaiting the beginning of my freshman year of college. I've always been a big movie lover who tends to go all over the place when it comes to cinema. I eventually stumbled upon this gem, the description was too intriguing to pass up. I'm now a week away from my junior year of college and it still hits the same every time I've watched it. I strongly urge people to give this movie a shot. I've watched it at least 10-15 times which I don't normally do. Easy 5 star. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review Owen K A perfect 2000s movie, that presents a strong question along with some very funny moments. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/10/25 Full Review Oaklee D Your typical early 2000's comedy, I found Justin Long to be really annoying but a young Jonah Hill made me chuckle a few times. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Ed R Creative story with cheesy humor and an exceptional performance by Justin Long. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Drug Content and Sexual Material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $36,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Justin Long and Jonah Hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Steve Pink

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Justin Long

Bartleby Gaines

Jonah Hill

Sherman

Blake Lively

Monica

Maria Thayer

Rory

Lewis Black

Uncle Ben

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Synopsis After receiving his latest college rejection letter, senior Bartleby Gaines devises a novel way to fool everyone into thinking he is college-bound: Open his own university. Bartleby and his similarly stymied friends take over an abandoned building, create a fake Web site, hire a friend's uncle to pose as the dean, and -- presto -- a school is born. However, they do their jobs too well, and soon many other rejects try to gain admittance to the nonexistent South Harmon Institute of Technology.
Director
Steve Pink
Producer
Tom Shadyac, Michael Bostick
Screenwriter
Mark Perez, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Sexual Material)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 18, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.3M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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