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When straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Tina Fey) pays a recruiting visit to an alternative high school, she receives some news that catches her way off-guard. John Pressman (Paul Rudd), head of the school and Portia's former college classmate, has surmised that his student, Jeremiah, is the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption. Portia puts her career at risk by bending the rules for Jeremiah but also discovers a life and romance she never imagined.
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Admission has a pair of immensely likable leads in Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, but it wastes them on a contrived (and clumsily directed) screenplay.

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Anna Smith metro.co.uk 09/05/2017
2/5
Portia is in many ways a typical [Tina] Fey character but the unfunny and clichéd script too often reminds us this is no 30 Rock. Go to Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/21/2016
It is neither a broad comedy nor a dopey rom-com; it's actually, surprisingly enough, a seriocomic drama in something resembling the Alexander Payne mold, a slightly eccentric examination of flawed people doing their very best. Go to Full Review Wesley Morris Grantland 01/03/2014
At the heart of the problem with this movie are matters of logic and cogency. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/01/2020
2.5/4.0
If Admission had become an edgier film, I have a strange feeling that we'd be watching yet another really great Tina Fey comedy. Go to Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine 08/14/2019
Despite the formulaic structure-every character is a type, paired off with his or her textbook opposite-there's a whiff of inside-baseball realism to the its detailed portrait of the university admissions process... Go to Full Review Allen Adams The Maine Edge 02/20/2019
2/5
Admission has some funny moments and it has some poignant moments. Unfortunately, the film never seems quite able to determine what its focus should be. This results in a movie that never quite clicks. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Vicky M @Mrs.Sowhatdidyouthink Jan 18 0 stars. Its not a comedy, its a terrible tragedy. My husband apologized for suggesting the movie. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 31 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 06/30/2025 Funny in 01 hour and 57 minutes!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Sexual Material and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $18,637,201.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Tina Fey as Portia Nathan and Paul Rudd as John Pressman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Dana H @RT93378054 12/17/2023 This was one of the flattest, most go-nowhere, boring movies I ever saw. More proof that big actors have bills that need to be paid! See more Qasim R @RT84584345 08/21/2023 Movie is not that bad.I personally liked it. See more m o @RT57557547 01/25/2023 Typical feel good movie, but shows how important is to choose with your heart and not to be so judgmental with everyone See more Read all reviews
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Paul Weitz

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Tina Fey

Portia Nathan

Paul Rudd

John Pressman

Michael Sheen

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Wallace Shawn

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Synopsis When straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Tina Fey) pays a recruiting visit to an alternative high school, she receives some news that catches her way off-guard. John Pressman (Paul Rudd), head of the school and Portia's former college classmate, has surmised that his student, Jeremiah, is the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption. Portia puts her career at risk by bending the rules for Jeremiah but also discovers a life and romance she never imagined.
Director
Paul Weitz
Producer
Paul Weitz, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Andrew Miano
Screenwriter
Karen Croner
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Depth of Field
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexual Material|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.0M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby
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