Film200285 min

Stealing Harvard

Name: Stealing Harvard
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Megan Mullally, Dennis Farina

Taste attributes: actioncomedydramateenmafia/gangstercrimedetectivefasttried & testedunsavourysimplelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil

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"Their intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal."

Boxlist takePacy and dark: a conventional comedy-drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

4.8 /10

TMDB · 102 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.

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