Accepted (2006)

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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.

• Released: 2006-08-18
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 1,849 votes

Directed by Steve Pink.

Top cast

• Justin Long as Bartleby Gaines
• Jonah Hill as Sherman Schrader
• Blake Lively as Monica Moreland
• Adam Herschman as Glen
• Columbus Short as Hands
• Maria Thayer as Rory
• Lewis Black as Uncle Ben
• Jim O'Heir as Mr. Schrader
• Mark Derwin as Jack Gaines
• Ann Cusack as Diane Gaines

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Accepted

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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