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The Change-Up

2011 · 112 min

A raunchy, fast-paced body-swap comedy that mines crude laughs from adult life, with a sentimental core about friendship and family.

Directed by: David Dobkin
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann

Tagline: Who says men can't change?
Overview: Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.

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Directed by: David Dobkin
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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
friendship
family
love
ambition
Places: big city
suburbs
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Humour	8
Realism	6
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Genres: comedy
Directed by: David Dobkin
Written by: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Starring: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Gregory Itzin, Mircea Monroe, Sydney Rouviere
Music: John Debney
Cinematography: Eric Alan Edwards
Runtime: 112 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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