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Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic47/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
1,843 audience votes
Key crew
- Steve PinkDirector
- Bill CollageScreenplay
- Adam CooperScreenplay
- David SchommerOriginal Music Composer
- Mark PerezScreenplay
Cast
- Justin LongBartleby Gaines
- Jonah HillSherman Schrader
- Blake LivelyMonica Moreland
- Adam HerschmanGlen
- Columbus ShortHands
- Maria ThayerRory
- Lewis BlackUncle Ben
- Jim O'HeirMr. Schrader
- Mark DerwinJack Gaines
- Ann CusackDiane Gaines
- Hannah MarksLizzie Gaines
- Robin Lord TaylorAbernathy
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Themes
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