Admission
2013 · Movie · PG-13 · 107 min · ★ 5.6 · 44% critics
A driven university admissions officer visits an unconventional school and meets a brilliant, offbeat student who could be tied to a secret from her past. As work pressures and personal expectations collide, she’s pushed to question the rules she lives by and what she truly wants.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (647 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, sometimes heartfelt rom-com about college admissions and second chances, with a few sharp jokes; Not for you if you hate mixed comedy-drama tones or predictable stories like Book Club.
Pros: likable leads; funny one-liners; intriguing premise | Cons: uneven tone; predictable rom-com beats; forgettable overall
Themes
- adoption
- princeton university
- wedding
- admissions
- romantic dramedy
- college admissions
Cast & crew
Tina Fey
as Portia Nathan
Ann Harada
as Mrs. Lafont
Ben Levin
as Junior Lafont
Dan Levy
as James
- MK
Maggie Keenan-Bolger
as Girl on Tour
Gloria Reuben
as Corinne
Paul Rudd
as John Pressman
Wallace Shawn
as Clarence
Elaine Kussack
as Abby
Christopher Evan Welch
as Brandt
Directed by Paul Weitz