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Accepted

PG-13

Released Aug 18, 2006

1h 33m

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Oct 6, 2006

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Dallas Morning News

Rated: B-

Aug 26, 2006

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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

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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

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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

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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

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ringo l

aint bad aint bad, chill movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Avant S

years later this still holds up

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Melissa V

Best movie I’ve ever seen 1000%

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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NAWK T

Honestly not the smartest movie as far as sensible plot goes, jokes are hit and miss but the overall message about learning by any means and being rejected doesn't mean you're a failure is fantastic!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Nicole N

Pretty decent story line and all around pretty funny. Jonah Hill was a bit of a wet blanket on the movie and didn't add anything of value like he seems to do in his later movies. As far as a comedy goes it's pretty solid.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Nim T

This film had an element that similarly resembles a scene in Patch Adams which is the expression of passion and innovation. Justin Long did do a good job in showing an unexpected passion of creating his own school after facing the harsh reality of the education system. It portrays a great symbolism of the unfairness students received from rejection and distrust from their loved ones. It was nice seeing a Blake Lively film from her teenage years, which brings a freshness to the movie profile. There were many cringey and cheesy scenes that were inappropriate. Nevertheless, it indirectly brought the topic of education that should have received more attention.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Steve Pink

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Bartleby Gaines

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Sherman

Blake Lively

Monica

Maria Thayer

Rory

Lewis Black

Uncle Ben

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Accepted: Official Clip - Welcome to S.H.I.T.

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Accepted: Official Clip - The Birthplace of Crack

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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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