“When every college turned them down. . . they made one up.”
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.
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Cast & Crew
Justin Long
Bartleby Gaines
Jonah Hill
Sherman Schrader
Blake Lively
Monica Moreland
Adam Herschman
Glen
Columbus Short
Hands
Maria Thayer
Rory
Lewis Black
Uncle Ben
Jim O'Heir
Mr. Schrader
Mark Derwin
Jack Gaines
Ann Cusack
Diane Gaines
Hannah Marks
Lizzie Gaines
Robin Lord Taylor
Abernathy
Diora Baird
Kiki
Lisa Gleave
Kiki's Best Friend
Joe Hursley
Maurice / The Ringers
Jeremy Howard
Freaky Student
Anthony Heald
Dean Van Horne
Ross Patterson
Mike McNaughton
Sam Horrigan
Mike Welsh
Travis Van Winkle
Hoyt Ambrose
Kaitlin Doubleday
Gwynn
Kellan Lutz
Dwayne
Brendan Miller
Wayne
Chantelle Tibbs
Confused Kid
Story & Production Details
Reviews & Thoughts
I connected more with the concept a lot. Though the movie is a dramatization (as films are) and therefore it is cliché-laden, colorful and hyperbolic. But it explores an idea. We are raised to follow certain paths, categorized and rejected if we are different and take different paths. What if a place of higher education existed where that wasn't the case? This film explores that idea. A place of informal education and personal growth.
A legendary movie for a hangover-day, but one that I will never begrudge others for disliking. This is really not my usual sort of movie, but for whatever reason, _Accepted_ somehow totally works for me? _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
