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Accepted

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
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Lewis Black, Mark Derwin, Jeremy Howard, Blake Lively, Justin Long, Maria Thayer, Joe Hursley, Columbus Short, Jonah Hill, and Adam Herschman in Accepted (2006)
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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 prop... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
132K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,865
580
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    • Director
      • Steve Pink
    • Writers
      • Adam Cooper(screenplay)
      • Bill Collage(screenplay)
      • Mark Perez(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Justin Long
      • Jonah Hill
      • Blake Lively
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steve Pink
    • Writers
      • Adam Cooper(screenplay)
      • Bill Collage(screenplay)
      • Mark Perez(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Justin Long
      • Jonah Hill
      • Blake Lively
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 252User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Justin Long in Accepted (2006)
    Blake Lively and Justin Long in Accepted (2006)
    Justin Long, Maria Thayer, Columbus Short, Jonah Hill, and Adam Herschman in Accepted (2006)
    Justin Long, Maria Thayer, Columbus Short, and Adam Herschman in Accepted (2006)
    Ann Cusack, Jack Gaines, Justin Long, and Hannah Marks in Accepted (2006)
    Justin Long in Accepted (2006)
    Blake Lively and Justin Long in Accepted (2006)
    Justin Long, Columbus Short, Jonah Hill, and Adam Herschman in Accepted (2006)
    Joe Hursley, Kaitlin Doubleday, Diora Baird, Columbus Short, Kellan Lutz, Travis Van Winkle, Brendan Miller, and Adam Herschman in Accepted (2006)
    Lewis Black, Jeremy Howard, Justin Long, Maria Thayer, Joe Hursley, Kaitlin Doubleday, Diora Baird, Columbus Short, Kellan Lutz, Travis Van Winkle, Jonah Hill, Hannah Marks, Adam Herschman, and Robin Lord Taylor in Accepted (2006)
    Justin Long, Joe Hursley, and Robin Lord Taylor in Accepted (2006)
    Adam Herschman in Accepted (2006)

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    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Bartleby Gaines
    Jonah Hill
    Jonah Hill
    • Sherman Schrader
    Blake Lively
    Blake Lively
    • Monica Moreland
    Adam Herschman
    Adam Herschman
    • Glen
    Columbus Short
    Columbus Short
    • Daryl 'Hands' Holloway
    Maria Thayer
    Maria Thayer
    • Rory Thayer
    Lewis Black
    Lewis Black
    • Ben Lewis
    Mark Derwin
    Mark Derwin
    • Jack Gaines
    Ann Cusack
    Ann Cusack
    • Diane Gaines
    Hannah Marks
    Hannah Marks
    • Lizzie Gaines
    Robin Lord Taylor
    Robin Lord Taylor
    • Abernathy Darwin Dunlap
    Sam Horrigan
    Sam Horrigan
    • Mike Welsh
    Joe Hursley
    Joe Hursley
    • Maurice…
    Jeremy Howard
    Jeremy Howard
    • Freaky Student
    Anthony Heald
    Anthony Heald
    • Dean Richard Van Horne
    Travis Van Winkle
    Travis Van Winkle
    • Hoyt Ambrose
    Kaitlin Doubleday
    Kaitlin Doubleday
    • Gwynn
    Diora Baird
    Diora Baird
    • Kiki
    • Director
      • Steve Pink
    • Writers
      • Adam Cooper(screenplay)
      • Bill Collage(screenplay)
      • Mark Perez(screenplay) (story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      A lot of the movie was improvised, and a lot of the gags were pitched by the actors on the day of shooting.
    • Goofs
      In the last scene, as Dean Van Horne is walking towards his car, he hesitates because he is anticipating the explosion which destroys his vehicle.
    • Quotes

      Bartleby Gaines: Nah, I'm not going to answer your question, 'cause you guys have already made up your minds. I'm an expert in rejection, and I can see it on your faces, and it's too bad that you judge us by the way we look and not by who we are, just because you want us to be more like them when the truth is we're not like them, and I am damn proud of that fact! I mean, Harmon College and their - their 100 years of tradition. But tradition of what? Of hazing kids and humiliating anyone who's a bit different? Of putting so much pressure on kids they turn into these - these stress freaks and caffeine addicts.

      Dean Van Horne: Your phony school demeans real colleges everywhere!

      Bartleby Gaines: Why? Why can't we both exist? Huh? You can have your grades, and your rules and your structure and your ivory towers, and then we'll do things our way. Why do we have to conform to what you want?

      Dean Van Horne: Your curriculum is a joke, and you, sir, are a criminal.

      Bartleby Gaines: You know what? You're a criminal. 'Cause you rob these kids of their creativity and their passion. That's the real crime! Well, what about you parents? Did -did the system really work out for you? Did it teach you to follow your heart, or to just play it safe, roll over? What about you guys? Did you always want to be school administrators? Dr. Alexander, was that your dream? Or maybe no, maybe you wanted to be a poet. Maybe you wanted to be a magician or an artist. Maybe you just wanted to travel the world. Look, I - I lied to you. I lied to all of you, and I'm sorry. Dad, especially to you. But out of that desperation, something happened that was so amazing. Life was full of possibilities, and isn't that what you ultimately want for us? As parents, I mean, is - is that, is possibilities. Well, we came here today to ask for your approval, and something just occurred to me: I don't give a shit. Who cares about your approval? We don't need your approval to tell us that what we did was real. 'Cause there are so few truths in this world, that when you see one, you just know it. And I know that it is a truth that real learning took place at South Harmon. Whether you like it or not, it did. 'Cause you don't need teachers or classrooms or - or fancy highbrow traditions or money to really learn. You just need people with a desire to better themselves, and we got that by the shit-load at South Harmon. So you can go ahead, sign your forms, reject us and shoot us down, and do whatever you gotta do. It doesn't really matter at this point, because we'll never stop learning, and we'll never stop growing, and we'll never forget the ideals what were instilled in us at our place, 'cause we are SHIT heads now, and we'll be SHIT heads forever and nothing you say can do or stamp can take that away from us, so GO!

    • Crazy credits
      The last line in the credits segment "The Filmmakers Wish To Thank" reads, "And all the Students at South Harmon Institute of Technology".
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Memorable School Speeches in Movies (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Close to Me
      Written by Robert Smith

      Performed by The Cure

      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing and Courtesy of Fiction Records Ltd. / Polydor Ltd. (U.K.)

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

      plays in the main characters room whenever the disco ball comes down

    User reviews252

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    Top review
    8/10
    I accept it!
    A very good, refreshing and lighthearted comedy that has a good point.

    The movie is not realistic at all. There is no way in this world that somebody who didn't get accept anywhere would bother with creating a new school, there are other options after all such as community colleges and trade school, plus it would never work. But the thing is that movies don't have to be realistic. As long as they are fun and bring a message and this movie does it.

    It is not the usual college comedy. It isn't all about sex and profanity (not that I am against such kind of a comedy but it is always fun to see something different). It has a very positive and clever humor.

    The cast is great as well. I liked Justin Long, Jonah Hill and it was great to see Leis Black. Although since this movie is not R rated he couldn't be at his best. Actors who are not as well known as these three were also a good collection. Jeremy Howard especially stood out.

    And I liked the message of the movie. It criticizes the obsession with traditional education. Which is not the best for everybody and often takes away from people the ability of self discovery. It is also very bureaucratic and doesn't always make sense. Like when Monica (Black Liveley) who majors in photography says that she can't take classes that are not part of her major (even though they are about photography as well). This fake college offers that self discovery to students ho are very much outcasts of the society (there is a guy with ADD, a stripper a creepy guy etc). I think the only problem with the movie was that they really dumbed down the college program. Instead having classes like "daydreaming" which is a total nonsense they could have been more creative. They still could have things like skating or rock'n roll and no traditional math/chemistry etc classes, but they could have more useful creative ideas. Something like "exploring the nature around you", "inventing of new recipes" etc. etc.
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    • Nov 13, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 18, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Universal (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Нас прийняли
    • Filming locations
      • Chapman University - One University Drive, Orange, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Shady Acres Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,323,505
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,023,835
      • Aug 20, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,623,262
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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