Acceptance (film)

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| director = Sanaa Hamri

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| based_on = {{Based on|Acceptance|Susan Coll}}

| starring = Mae Whitman, Joan Cusack, Mark Moses, Deepti Daryanani, Jonathan Keltz, Mike Pniewski, Kiersten Warren, Robert Pralgo, Rob Mayes

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| network = Lifetime

| released = {{Start date|2009|08|22}}

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| country = United States

| language = English

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Acceptance is a 2009 television drama film starring Mae Whitman and Joan Cusack. The film was first aired on August 22, 2009, on Lifetime. It is based on the book Acceptance: A Novel by Susan Coll. The film was directed by Sanaa Hamri.{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/acceptance |title=Acceptance | myLifetime.com |accessdate=August 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814211249/http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/acceptance |archivedate=August 14, 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/community/lifetime-movies/discussions/talk-about-lifetime-movie-acceptance |title=Talk About the Lifetime Movie "Acceptance" | myLifetime.com Community |accessdate=August 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722113001/http://www.mylifetime.com/community/lifetime-movies/discussions/talk-about-lifetime-movie-acceptance |archivedate=July 22, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/11/20/Cusack-Whitman-booked-for-Acceptance/UPI-32831227192942/|title=Cusack, Whitman booked for 'Acceptance'|author=|date=November 20, 2008|work=UPI|access-date=April 10, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/116413-Lifetime_Bringing_Acceptance_To_TV.php|title=Lifetime Bringing 'Acceptance' To TV|author=|date=|work=broadcastingcable.com|access-date=April 10, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/arts/television/22acceptance.html|title=Joan Cusack Stars in a Lifetime Film About College Admissions|first=Ginia|last=Bellafante|newspaper=The New York Times |date=21 August 2009|publisher=}}