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Admission
Directed by
Paul Weitz
PG-13
2013
1h 47m
Comedy
,
Drama
,
and more
5.7
37%
32%
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A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
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Cast of Admission
Tina Fey
Portia Nathan
Ann Harada
Mrs. Lafont
Ben Levin
Junior Lafont
Dan Levy
James
Maggie Keenan-Bolger
Girl on Tour
Gloria Reuben
Corinne
Paul Rudd
John Pressman
Wallace Shawn
Clarence
Elaine Kussack
Abby
Christopher Evan Welch
Brandt
Michael Genadry
Ben
Juliet Brett
Praying Applicant
John Brodsky
Smug Kid
Camille Branton
Gymnast
Sarita Choudhury
Rachael
Michael Sheen
Mark
Ken Barnett
Admissions Counselor
Nat Wolff
Jeremiah
Travis Bratten
Quest Student
Tanisha Long
Quest Student
Nadia Alexander
Quest Student
Karen Pham
Quest Student
Travaris Spears
Nelson
Lily Tomlin
Susannah
Rob Campbell
Richard
Sonya Walger
Helen
Olek Krupa
Polokov
Roby Sobieski
Makeout Guy
Lauren Schaffel
Student at Party
Brian Charles Johnson
Student at Party
Lipica Shah
Student at Party
Jarod Einsohn
Keg Guy
Caliaf St. Aubyn
Keg Guy's Friend
Zita Geoffroy
Tour Group Mom
Laura Jordan
Woman
Zachary Unger
Jeremiah - 8 Years Old
Lisa Emery
Mrs. Pressman
Mihran Slougian
Jeremiah's Dad
Lynne Taylor
Jeremiah's Mom
Brian d'Arcy James
Christopher Flynn
Leigha Hancock
Yulia Karasov
Sarah Quinn
Young Mother
Jason Blaj
Supermarket Kid
David Simins
A Capella Singer
Brad Wilson
A Capella Singer
Ryan McCarty
A Capella Singer
Krishna Choudhary
A Capella Singer
Ricky Jones
A Capella Singer
Thomas Merckens
A Capella Singer
Alan Robert Southworth
A Capella Singer
Chris Bronwell
A Capella Singer
Chris Palermo
A Capella Singer
Anthony Capers
Jeremiah's Buddy
Julia Faye Fisher
Agency Receptionist
Gameela Wright
Woman in Adoption Agency
James P. Anderson
Baxter Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Tina Benko
Andrea (uncredited)
Matthew Broadley
Twin Brother (uncredited)
Vanessa Carter
Quest Student (uncredited)
Alix Cross
Quest Student (uncredited)
Jonathon Culver
Quest Student (uncredited)
Giullian Yao Gioiello
Princeton Applicant (uncredited)
Brandon Lee Harris
Office Assistant (uncredited)
Alice Litvak
Twin Sister (uncredited)
Nicole Maggio
Lacrosse Girl (uncredited)
Alexis Molnar
Princeton College Applicant (uncredited)
Meaghan Monaghan
Student (uncredited)
Rachel Moss
Lacrosse Player (uncredited)
Ismaelpeter Casillas Nelson
Cow Milking Expert (uncredited)
Edward Sass III
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Danielle Senk
Lacrosse Player (uncredited)
Natasha Tax
Prep School Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Vincent
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Joshua Hinck
Sebastian
Paul Weitz
Director / Producer
Karen Croner
Writer
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Writer
Andrew Miano
Producer
Kerry Kohansky-Roberts
Producer
Admission Ratings & Reviews
Flavorwire
Jason Bailey
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.
Grantland
Wesley Morris
At the heart of the problem with this movie are matters of logic and cogency.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
The many strands of this amiable yet overstuffed romantic comedy don't hang together, though each, on its own, has a modest charm.
The Atlantic
Christopher Orr
What is most distressing about Admission is that it serves as further evidence that Tina Fey, despite her dominance of the small screen, has not yet mastered the big one.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
This is certainly an interesting idea, though the movie is badly handicapped by Fey, who must venture beyond her usual snippiness into scenes of genuine poignancy and proves unequal to the task.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Granted, this is not automatic laugh-riot material, nor should it be, but didn't Fey recognize how hackneyed it all is?
MSN Movies
Glenn Kenny
If Fey ends up making movies as good as this one over the next few years, television's loss will have been cinema's gain, for real.
Slate
Dana Stevens
This would be a good movie for a parent to watch with a high-school-age child facing down the college admissions slog-it's mildly snarky but resolutely uncynical.
Detroit News
Tom Long
When in doubt, ma'am, just ask yourself: What would Tina Fey do?
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
In their central roles, Rudd and Fey have a natural, unforced chemistry. John and Portia are cute as buttons, but they're also goofy, confused and flawed people.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
The commercials make it look like a standard romantic comedy but the plot line about reuniting with a child put up for adoption feels awkward, cluttered, and intrusive.
Time Out Chicago
A.A. Dowd
Thank goodness for Fey, who lends this sitcom soap a credible emotional center.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Only Mr. Rudd emerges unscathed. He protects himself by being consistently affable in the face of heavy odds.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Everybody in "Admission" is funny - Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn - but they're not funny in "Admission."
NPR
Ella Taylor
Admission settles for skin deep.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
A genial, predictable and ultimately forgettable romantic comedy.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Cheerful, skittish entertainment that never takes its subject seriously enough.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Fey and Rudd achieve a couple of comedy mindmelds ... but they're fleeting, as Admission's outlandish contrivances continue to get in the way.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
You could call it a dramedy, I guess, but that manufactured term suggests a blending of the two elements. Here they exist almost as separate genres squeezed into the same movie.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
[Fey and Rudd] are fun to watch, though not as much fun as they might have been in a riskier, crazier movie.
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Lily Tomlin On Her Character
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Gloria Reuben On Working With Tina Fey
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Michael Sheen On Working With Tina Fey
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Did You Remember To Bring A Toothbrush?
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Travaris Spears On Working With Paul Weitz
Travaris Spears On Working With Paul Weitz
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Nat Wolff On What Attracted Him To His Role
Nat Wolff On What Attracted Him To His Role
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