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Swindle

2014 · 92 min

A breezy, playful caper that feels like a kids' heist comedy—bright, silly, and satisfyingly sneaky without ever getting mean.

Directed by
Jonathan Judge
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Tv movie
Tagline
Two best friends get conned. The payback is on to swindle a swindler.
Overview
A boy named Griffin finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the baseball card.

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Directed by
Jonathan Judge
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Tv movie
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • justice
  • deception
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, crime, tv movie
Directed by
Jonathan Judge
Written by
Bill Motz, Bob Roth, Eric Freiser
Starring
Jennette McCurdy, Noah Crawford, Christopher O'Neal, Ciara Bravo, Fred Ewanuick, Sandy Robson, Ariana Grande, Noah Munck
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
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Languages
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