Orange County

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Orange County

PG-13

Released Jan 11, 2002

1h 21m

Comedy

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A smart high-school student with his heart set on going to Stanford is horrified when his guidance counselor accidentally sends the wrong transcript with his college application. He spends the rest of the film trying to prove that he's actually a good student with a terrific grade-point average.

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Critics Consensus

Smarter than the average teen movie, but a little on the unmemorable side.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Stupid movie pushes boundaries of PG-13.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 26, 2010

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

[Kasdan] and White aim very low here and fail to take advantage of the abundant opportunities for social satire that its upper class and academic settings provide.

Aug 6, 2008

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Danny Graydon

Empire Magazine

With minimal gross-out quota, Kasdan's sure-footed approach mixes a teen farce and a morality tale.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

A pristine coming-of-age tale and the *exact* movie every writer in their teens should watch before they go out and embark on the craft.

Jun 15, 2022

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Orange County could have been a formulaic teen comedy but Jake Kasdan and Mike White steer the ship in the right direction.

Jan 11, 2022

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Film4

It won't stick with you forever, but you will enjoy it while it lasts.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 12, 2008

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Mitch B

I his movie. It's a great coming of age story. Smart and funny and I feel I could have related to this character, were I sitll teenager and in fact, as a writer, I still can.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Kevin P

Not gonna lie, this almost feels like a parody of cliché raunchy dudebro comedies and California surfer bro culture of the early 2000’s. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it feels like they play the most frustrating tropes of the era straight, like the forced 2nd act breakup, the main character getting shamed for being justly pissed off at everyone who caused all the conflict to start with cause “family over everything”, and the main character rejecting his great opportunity that he fought so hard to get the entire movie just cause “what he thought was special he had all along” cliché. That being said, the casting is solid and the humor was pretty decent, albeit a bit hit-or-miss. Not exactly a great movie, but certainly an entertaining time capsule of the early 2000's surfer bro and raunchy comedy cultures of the era.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Arik S

I think this story can relate to us all. Everyone has had a moment in their lives that influenced who they have become. We all have friends and family in our lives that are just a bit dysfunctional. This is a story about. A young man finding who he is in a much funnier enjoyable way than anything you can read in catcher in the rye.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Michael K

Funny suburbia meets the classic Chevy Chase style with plenty of twists and turns A great blockbuster rental. 🍿

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/23

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Audience Member

Here’s a wild and crazy concept: the high school counselor calls the Stanford admissions department and says, “we sent you the wrong student’s transcript.”

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/21

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Rocio P

A very fun and funny film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/21

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Jack Black

Lance

Catherine O'Hara

Cindy Beugler

Schuyler Fisk

Ashley

John Lithgow

Bud Brumder

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Synopsis

A smart high-school student with his heart set on going to Stanford is horrified when his guidance counselor accidentally sends the wrong transcript with his college application. He spends the rest of the film trying to prove that he's actually a good student with a terrific grade-point average.

Director: Jake Kasdan
Producer: David Gale, Scott Rudin, Van Toffler
Screenwriter: Mike White
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, MTV Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Drug References|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 11, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.0M
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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