Accepted fingerprintFunny, low-key.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of situational comedy and absurdist humor
Everyday modern life, growing up, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Hopeful and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful and nostalgic. Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of situational comedy and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of situational comedy and absurdist humor.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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When every college turned them down. . . they made one up.
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Accepted is included with a subscription to YouTube TV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 38%, and Metacritic 47). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 33 min
Accepted runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Accepted higher (66) than critics (43). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $23 million to make and earned $39 million worldwide, 1.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Australia.
+66GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Accepted in 80 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 89 storytelling tropes for Accepted, including "Well Done, Son" Guy, Cool Uncle, Calvin Ball.
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