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Freaky Friday

2018 · 90 min

A bright, bouncy body-swap musical that plays like a warm hug, with silly gags and earnest songs about understanding your family.

Directed by
Steve Carr
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring
Heidi Blickenstaff, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Jason Maybaum
Overview
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding.

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  • Disney Plus
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Directed by
Steve Carr
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring
Heidi Blickenstaff, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Jason Maybaum
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy, tv movie, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
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Languages
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