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The Princess Switch

2018 · 101 min

A cozy, lighthearted Christmas romance with a playful body-swap premise, easy to watch and full of festive charm.

Directed by: Mike Rohl
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar

Overview: When a down-to-earth Chicago baker and a soon-to-be princess discover they look like twins, they hatch a Christmastime plan to trade places.

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Directed by: Mike Rohl
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
family
class
fate
Places: single country house
small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
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Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: romance, comedy
Directed by: Mike Rohl
Written by: Megan Metzger, Robin Bernheim Burger
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar, Alexa Adeosun, Suanne Braun, Mark Fleischmann, Sara Stewart, Pavel Douglas
Music: Terry Frewer
Cinematography: Viorel Sergovici, Lulu de Hillerin
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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