Admission

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  • Opened March 22, 2013 
  • 1 hr 57 min
  • PG-13 | Language and some sexual material
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • Tina Fey (Date Night, 30 Rock) and Paul Rudd (I Love You Man, Knocked Up) star in Admission, the new film directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Weitz (About a Boy), about the surprising detours we encounter on the road to happiness. Straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Fey) is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Pressman (Rudd). Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago. Soon, Portia finds herself bending the rules for Jeremiah, putting at risk the life she thought she always wanted--but in the process finding her way to a surprising and exhilarating life and romance she never dreamed of having. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff, Michael Sheen, Wallace Shawn
  • Director: Paul Weitz
  • Genres: Romantic Comedy, Comedy

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Okay movie if you have to do a romance/comedy

by LutherB55

This movie dragged in spots but had some funny parts. If you must do a chick flic it's not too bad. I didn't look at my watch until an hour into the movie....

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Just plain bad

by joeydimartino

My wife and I do not get a chance to get out too often so when we had the chance, we both like Tina Fey. Boy, we were disappointed. Wait for redbox....

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Cute is nice, but nothing special

by c4rankin

Admission is a fun, cute movie. It tries hard to be deep but doesn't really get there. Paul Rudd is his terrific, naturally care free self while Tina Fey is charmingly uptight and comical. Except...

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Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Admission, a likably breezy campus movie directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy), is blissfully non-insulting. Read full review

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NPR
| Ella Taylor

Where "About a Boy" was both funny and wise about urban alienation, Admission settles for skin deep. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Admission works in stops and starts. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Cheerful, skittish entertainment that never takes its subject seriously enough. Read full review

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Tina Fey as Portia Nathan and Paul Rudd as John Pressman in "Admission."