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Accepted on DVD (2006)

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Average rating: 64%
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Starring: Ann Cusack, Mark Derwin, Justin Long, Maria Thayer, Anthony Heald, Blake Lively, Lewis Black
Director: Steve Pink
Studio: UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time: 90 mins
Certificate: 12
User collections: my types of film
Genres: Comedy
Languages: English
Released: 12/02/2007

Brief synopsis of Accepted

What happens when you want to go to college but no school accepts you? If you're Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long), you invent a fictitious university and create your own destiny. ACCEPTED follows the Ferris Bueller-esque Bartleby as he and his assembled crew of college rejects dupe the world by building the South Harmon Institute of Technology from scratch. There's his nerdy friend Sherman Schrader (Jonah Hill), who is actually enrolled in the well-established Harmon College across the way but who helps Bartleby with the logistics; the hyper-smart Rory (Maria Thayer), who put all her eggs into one basket and got rejected by her dream Ivy League school; Hands (Columbus Short), a football player who lost his scholarship when he blew out his knee; Glen (Adam Herschman), a former convenience store employee who is about as dumb as they come; and, finally, Uncle Ben (Lewis Black), a former academic who gets talked into become the makeshift school's dean when he gets fired from his latest job selling sneakers at the mall. What begins as an innocent ploy to make his parents happy quickly spirals out of control when Bartleby realises that several hundred kids have shown up for orientation. As he digs himself into a deeper and more irrevocable hole, something strange happens: Bartleby realises that he's actually onto something. Steve Pink's ACCEPTED is a light-hearted comedy that has its heart in the right place.

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Rated - 1 stars...into the dire film category

Mbub from Westbury, Wilts , 30/09/2007

A kid doesn't get into college, so he decides to open up his own and ends up accepting all types of no-hopers. Although this film is some-what original in its storyline, its fails babdly when it comes to laughs and the acting. This is something that you might see on a weekday evening on MTV. Not good

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Rated - 4 starsAccepted....A+ movie!

A customer from North London , 07/10/2006

A really enjoyable film to watch and not just for teenagers. It sends the message home that we are all sheep, following a set of rules that society sets out for us on how we should our lives. The movie celebrates individuality and looks at what education would be like if people were urged to get in touch with their passions and creativity. Highly recommended!

  17 out of 19 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 5 starsTotal genius

Joe Hurry from Brighton, UK [Highly rated reviewer] , 07/02/2007

I absolutely loved this film and have watched it as many as 10 times now cos' I enjoyed it so much. Brilliant message, exposing the indoctrination of our youth and the importance of individuality. Very sharp, witty writing and gripping storyline. You like all the characters and there's so many brilliant moments you'll miss them when it's over.

  13 out of 16 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 3 starsOK

A customer from WALES , 07/05/2007

THIS WILL APPEAL MORE TO TEENS - SILLY IN AN AMERICAN PIE WAY, BUT SOME GOOD LAUGHS NEVER THE LESS.

  5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 2 starsAnother American College Movie

Stokie from Stoke-on-Trent [Highly rated reviewer] , 16/05/2007

If you like American teen comedy you will love this.

This film actually has a good storyline, based on kids who don't get into the college they want (or any college for that matter) some students decide to take matters into their own hands and set up a fake college to impress Mum & Dad.

You can guess the rest, someone tells the authorities, Mum & Dad find out it's a fake college etc and it gets shut down or does it????

Not my cup of tea but teenagers will love it...

  2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 3 starsEntertaining

A customer from Kent, UK , 23/08/2007

If you like the American Pie series you will enjoy this film, it is that simple!

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