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18th Feb '13 9:06:57 PM erforce

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''ThePerfectScore'' (2004) is a teen heist film directed by Brian Robbins, starring ChrisEvans, Bryan Greenberg, ScarlettJohansson, Erika Christensen, Darius Miles and Leonardo Nam as six students whose futures will be jeoparized if they fail the upcoming SAT exam. In order to prevent this, they conspire to break into the building and steal the answers for the upcoming exam, which will allow them all to get perfect scores. The film deals with one's future, morality, individuality, and feelings.

The film has similarities to other high school movies, including ''TheBreakfastClub'' and ''{{Dazed and Confused}}'', which are often referenced throughout the film. However, the film was panned by most critics and performed quite poorly at the box office, losing out to the ironically named dance film, ''You Got Served''.

The film may be an unofficial remake of the obscure 1997 Irish film ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu07NnUQ5fo How to Cheat In The Leaving Certificate]]''.
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!! This movie contains examples of:
* AdrenalineMakeover: Happens to Anna by the end of the movie. 
* CloudCuckooLander: Roy. Between being stoned and pretty pervy, Roy is quite the strange character.
* DawsonCasting: Chris Evans was 22 at the time. Averted with Scarlett Johansson who was nineteen despite having previously played characters in Their twenties.
* DeadpanSnarker: Francesca.
* {{Fanservice}}: Panty shot at the computer.
* FunWithAcronyms: SAT is used by the characters for a variety of puns, notably "Suck-Ass Test".
* GeniusDitz: Roy. In Spades.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Francesca who, despite being quite bitchy, wants to either own a no kill animal shelter or be a stay at home Mom who actually cares for her children. 
* LampshadeHanging
* MyBelovedSmother: A TropesAreNotBad-version. Desmond's mom want's to make sure Desmond doesn't glide into college on a basketball scholarship and gets Roy to quit smoking and actually study.
* ParentalAbandonment: Francesca's Father
* RichBitch: Subverted. Francesca's father owns the regional office of ETS, but Francesca is very much against it and the corrupt school system (in her eyes) that has used the SAT to its advantage, rebelling against her background.
* StonersAreFunny: Roy.
* WhereAreTheyNow: The film ends with a montage showing where each of the six main characters ending up after taking the SAT.
* YouShallNotPass: Matty lets himself get caught by ETS security in order for Francesca to escape with the others.
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5th Jan '13 5:17:58 PM Twig

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7th Jul '12 4:26:25 AM TompaDompa

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