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It's a Boy Girl Thing

2006 · 95 min

A breezy, silly body-swap comedy that's easy to watch and ends on a sweet romantic note.

Tagline
They've turned into the things they hated most... each other.
Overview
A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • class
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy, romance
Directed by
Nick Hurran
Written by
Geoff Deane
Starring
Kevin Zegers, Samaire Armstrong, Sherry Miller, Robert Joy, Sharon Osbourne, Maury Chaykin, Mpho Koaho, Emily Hampshire
Music
Christian Henson
Cinematography
Steve Danyluk
Runtime
95 min
Country
Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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