Admission (2013)

[seawolf17]

Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Tina 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 (Paul Rudd). Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, 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.

So Tina Fey plays a slightly more adorkable version of myself, except for a snootier school (Princeton). Also I have not, as far as I know, made out with any high school counselors.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

This joins How I Got into College (1989) in the Netflix category Quirky Romantic Comedies About the College Admission Process.

[Edgy MD]

Risky Business, too.

[Frayed Knot]

And last year's Liberal Arts

[Ceetar]

Orange County?

[Edgy MD]

Good one. There was sorta a romantic angle in that, wasn't there?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Horsefeathers had romance and college admissions, but not at the same time.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Good one. There was sorta a romantic angle in that, wasn't there?

in Orange County? I think so. I think they burned down an admissions building too.

[Ceetar]

My brother's applying to college soon. I should make him watch all of these first.

[Vic Sage]

college admission/application movies:

ACCEPTED
HISTORY BOYS
PERFECT SCORE
GETTING IN
HOW I GOT INTO COLLEGE
RISKY BUSINESS
LEGALLY BLONDE
HOW HIGH
RUDY
SPANGLISH
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
ORANGE COUNTY
ANYWHERE BUT HERE
EDUCATING RITA

[Edgy MD]

I don't think admission is really an overarching theme in some of those, but good job.

[seawolf17]

Martin Lawrence's "College Road Trip," too.

[metirish]

Does Paul Rudd play Paul Rudd?

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: Does Paul Rudd play Paul Rudd?

As noted in the 'THIS IS 40' thread, is he even capable of NOT playing Paul Rudd?

[metirish]

True...I saw Wanderlust and the answer would be no.(I do enjoy him though)