Why it may be worth watching
- Stealing Harvard combines Crime and Comedy elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann.
- Viewers currently rate it 4.9/10 from 155 votes.
Movie
Stealing Harvard
Their intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal.
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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Cast
Jason LeeJohn Plummer
Tom GreenWalter P. 'Duff' Duffy
Leslie MannElaine Warner
Megan MullallyPatty Plummer
Dennis FarinaMr. Warner
Tammy BlanchardNoreen Plummer
Richard JenkinsHonorable Judge Emmett Cook
Chris PennDavid Loach
John C. McGinleyDetective Charles
Seymour CasselUncle Jack
Don WilsonLoach's Friend
Martin StarrLiquor Store Clerk
Bruce McCullochFidio the Lawyer
Viewing guide
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Crime, Comedy, Drama. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
Content notes
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Themes and topics
robberyharvard universitycollegehousestudiesunclefoolmoney
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Reviews
KamuraiExternal review
Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.
Jason Lee is consistently good, but his roles / movies seem to have the same vibe to them, and if you like those vibes like I do, you're usually pleased.
This absurdity comedy is helped along rather well by Tom Green, and Leslie Mann as an excellent straight man with Dennis Farina being a very natural big bad guy.
The concept alone, having to get $30K to help someone to get into Harvard is boundless, let alone the series of hair-brained scheme route.
It's not "Ocean's Eleven", but it's funny.
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