Stars of the hilarious 'Accepted', from left: Columbus Short as Hands; Justin Long as Bartleby 'B' Gaines; Adam Herschman as Glen and Jonah Hill as Sherman Schrader. - Contributed

In the hilarious Accepted, 18-year-old high schooler, Bartleby Gaines - 'B' to his friends - (Justin Long) is on his way to scoring a perfect eight out of eight college rejection letters - which isn't going to go over big with his parents. At least, he's not alone - several of his posse of oddball friends are in the same, college-less boat. What's a guy, facing down a lifetime career as a convenience store clerk, going to do? Create his own college, of course!

'B' calls in some friendly favours - has a techie bud build a website, convinces another friend - Schrader's (Jonah Hill) uncle, Ben (Lewis Black) to pose as the dean and organises a clean-up/building party at a local abandoned mental hospital - and South Harmon Institute of Technology is born.

However, just as 'B' and his fellow South Harmon classmen are settling into their charade, they realise they've done their jobs too well as dozens of other college rejects show up for classes at this off-the-radar institute. Under the scornful eyes of the privileged students and faculties from the neighbouring South Harmon University, 'B' and friends forge ahead with maintaining a functioning (and fake) university. Their effort to keep up the ruse quickly escalates into a battle between the have-nots of South Hamon and the 'have-snots' of their 'sister' school - higher learning.

Accepted, which also stars Blake Lively, Adam Herschman and Columbus Short, was directed by Steve Pink from screenplay by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, and Mark Perez.