Admission

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Admission

PG-13

Released Mar 22, 2013

1h 57m

Comedy

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When straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Tina Fey) pays a recruiting visit to an alternative high school, she receives some news that catches her way off-guard. John Pressman (Paul Rudd), head of the school and Portia's former college classmate, has surmised that his student, Jeremiah, is the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption. Portia puts her career at risk by bending the rules for Jeremiah but also discovers a life and romance she never imagined.

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Critics Consensus

Admission has a pair of immensely likable leads in Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, but it wastes them on a contrived (and clumsily directed) screenplay.

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

Portia is in many ways a typical [Tina] Fey character but the unfunny and clichéd script too often reminds us this is no 30 Rock.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

It is neither a broad comedy nor a dopey rom-com; it's actually, surprisingly enough, a seriocomic drama in something resembling the Alexander Payne mold, a slightly eccentric examination of flawed people doing their very best.

Jun 21, 2016

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

At the heart of the problem with this movie are matters of logic and cogency.

Jan 3, 2014

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

If Admission had become an edgier film, I have a strange feeling that we'd be watching yet another really great Tina Fey comedy.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 1, 2020

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Despite the formulaic structure-every character is a type, paired off with his or her textbook opposite-there's a whiff of inside-baseball realism to the its detailed portrait of the university admissions process...

Aug 14, 2019

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Allen Adams

The Maine Edge

Admission has some funny moments and it has some poignant moments. Unfortunately, the film never seems quite able to determine what its focus should be. This results in a movie that never quite clicks.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 20, 2019

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Dana H

This was one of the flattest, most go-nowhere, boring movies I ever saw. More proof that big actors have bills that need to be paid!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Qasim R

Movie is not that bad.I personally liked it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 57 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Tina Fey, and Paul Rudd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Sexual Material, and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Valetrix

In my opinion admission is a very bad comedy and a soft drama, it has the worst of both worlds, Fey and Rudd has no chemistry at all.The character of Rudd is the villain of the movie: 1) he Illusions the character of Nat Wolf with a Princeton admission. 2) he manipulates Fey to make her believe that Nat is her son, making her feeling guilty, forcing a crazy and not dicerving college admition. 3) he doesn't take in account his own son opinion about traveling around the world, because he want live a life of adventures, but his son would like to have a conventional lifestyle.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/06/23

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Andrew D

Excellent and well balanced. Feel good easy watch with enough drama and small twists to keep you hooked. Casting 5/5

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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m o

Typical feel good movie, but shows how important is to choose with your heart and not to be so judgmental with everyone

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Paul Weitz

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Portia Nathan

Paul Rudd

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Michael Sheen

Mark

Wallace Shawn

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Synopsis

When straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Tina Fey) pays a recruiting visit to an alternative high school, she receives some news that catches her way off-guard. John Pressman (Paul Rudd), head of the school and Portia's former college classmate, has surmised that his student, Jeremiah, is the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption. Portia puts her career at risk by bending the rules for Jeremiah but also discovers a life and romance she never imagined.

Director: Paul Weitz
Producer: Paul Weitz, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Andrew Miano
Screenwriter: Karen Croner
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Depth of Field
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.0M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby

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