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Accepted

2006 · 93 min · Director: Steve Pink ★ IMDb 6.4 · 149,717 ratings

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After being rejected from every college he applied, Bartleby Gaines decided to create a fictitious university, South Harmon Institute of Technology, with his friends, to fool their parents. But when their deception works too well and every other college rejects starts to apply to his school, B. must find a way to give the education and future his students and friends deserves, including his own, while trying to win the heart of the girl next door.

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Accepted (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Smile 22%, Joy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
22%Smile
18%Joy
  1. Humor35%
  2. Smile22%
  3. Joy18%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Joy. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Relief

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %37 %8 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %40 %12 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %44 %22 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor48 %46 %25 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor47 %46 %20 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor44 %44 %15 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor46 %41 %18 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Sympathy50 %39 %25 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor49 %42 %29 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor47 %45 %27 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor45 %43 %23 %7 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Humor47 %43 %23 %7 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Humor50 %45 %26 %8 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor49 %40 %21 %7 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Tension55 %32 %11 %5 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Sympathy62 %29 %16 %3 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Hope64 %30 %34 %4 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Tension69 %29 %48 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Relief67 %31 %49 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Humor53 %35 %38 %37 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

MT
Maria Thayer

Rory

Lewis Black

Uncle Ben

JO
Jim O'Heir

Mr. Schrader

MD
Mark Derwin

Jack Gaines

Ann Cusack

Diane Gaines

HM
Hannah Marks

Lizzie Gaines

RL
Robin Lord Taylor

Abernathy

DB
Diora Baird

Kiki

LG
Lisa Gleave

Kiki's Best Friend

JH
Joe Hursley

Maurice / The Ringers

JH
Jeremy Howard

Freaky Student

Anthony Heald

Dean Van Horne

RP
Ross Patterson

Mike McNaughton

SH
Sam Horrigan

Mike Welsh

TV
Travis Van Winkle

Hoyt Ambrose

Details

Directed by
Steve Pink
Written by
Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Mark Perez
Type
Movies
Released
2006
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 149,717 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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