Admission

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Admission

PG-13

2013

1h 57m

Comedy

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

Sep 5, 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.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Jun 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.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Jan 3, 2014

At the heart of the problem with this movie are matters of logic and cogency.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 1, 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.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Aug 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...

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Allen Adams

The Maine Edge

Feb 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.

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Vicky M

@Mrs.Sowhatdidyouthink Jan 18, 2026

0 stars. Its not a comedy, its a terrible tragedy. My husband apologized for suggesting the movie.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 31, 2025

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

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dana H

@RT93378054 Dec 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!

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Qasim R

@RT84584345 Aug 21, 2023

Movie is not that bad.I personally liked it.

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Resistakill

@RT03062602 Nov 16, 2022

I love watching Tina Fey work her magic! Paul Rudd acts well, also. It's nice to watch a movie and not be worried something from the "woke" generation is going to be put in. I'll probably need to update this review in the future, since I haven't seen this as recently as I meant to.

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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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