Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. 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.
Directed by Paul Weitz
adoption
princeton university
wedding
admissions
romantic dramedy
college admissions
Rank
#215 in 2013·#8022 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
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Cast
Tina Fey
Portia Nathan
Ann Harada
Mrs. Lafont
Ben Levin
Junior Lafont
Dan Levy
James
Gloria Reuben
Corinne
Paul Rudd
John Pressman
Wallace Shawn
Clarence
Elaine Kussack
Abby
Christopher Evan Welch
Brandt
John Brodsky
Smug Kid
Sarita Choudhury
Rachael
Michael Sheen
Mark
Crew
Paul Weitz
Director
Stephen Trask
Original Music Composer
Declan Quinn
Director of Photography
Paul Weitz
Producer
Kerry Kohansky-Roberts
Producer
Dan Balgoyen
Co-Producer
Caroline Baron
Executive Producer
Leigha Hancock
Stunts
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
Christo Morse
First Assistant Director
Donald J. Hewitt Jr.
Stunts
Popular Reviews
107 reviews
angie
3.0★ · 01/14/26
why is the whole movie so awkward?
why is the whole movie so awkward?
Carolina
6.0★ · 10/17/25
I’m a simple girl- i see Tina Fey and Paul Rudd on tv, i watch.
I’m a simple girl- i see Tina Fey and Paul Rudd on tv, i watch.
Tiger
4.0★ · 10/01/25
is there a single mentally stable person in this movie
is there a single mentally stable person in this movie
alissa
4.0★ · 05/17/25
just all over the place
just all over the place
CiaraPRO
Completely forgot the twist in this movie is that Nat Wolff is supposedly Tina Fey’s adopted son and then the reverse twist at the end.
Completely forgot the twist in this movie is that Nat Wolff is supposedly Tina Fey’s adopted son and then the reverse twist at the end.
