Admissions
Admissions

Admissions

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2004
1h 24m
4.4(5 votes)
Drama

Overview

A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.

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14 members
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Lauren Ambrose

Evie Brighton

Lauren Ambrose
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Amy Madigan

Martha Brighton

Amy Madigan
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Christopher Lloyd

Steward Worthy

Christopher Lloyd
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Fran Kranz

James Parks

Fran Kranz
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Taylor Roberts

Emily Brighton

Taylor Roberts
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John Savage

Harry Brighton

John Savage
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Vernee Watson-Johnson

Stanford Interviewer

Vernee Watson-Johnson
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Scott Adsit

Harvard Interviewer

Scott Adsit
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Benjamin Pratt

Dartmouth Interviewer

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Paul Ryan

Man

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Aleksa Palladino

Amherst Interviewer

Aleksa Palladino
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Joyce Schweickert

Saleslady

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Storm Large

TV Host

Storm Large
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Jennifer Schweickert

Librarian

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