Family Switch

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Family Switch

PG

2023

1h 41m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, can the Walkers unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout?

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A great cast and some moderately heartwarming moments aren't enough to make up for Family Switch's unimaginative take on the overused body-swap gimmick.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

12/06/2023

3/4

“Family Switch” is a Dad Joke of a movie, genially corny but enjoying its corniness so much that it invites us to enjoy it, too.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

12/02/2023

“Family Switch” has bits and pieces of amusement, but mostly you want to swap it for a better movie.

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Angie Han

The Hollywood Reporter

11/30/2023

It’s simply hard to feel all that deeply for characters so flat and sweet they might as well be gingerbread people, resolving problems that barely seemed to exist in the first place.

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Samantha Schuster

Cinéfilo Serial

07/23/2025

3/5

It's a film that manages to entertain the whole family with a good cast and a comedy that works for most of the story. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/25/2024

3/5

This is a story, for all its predictability and faults, that still manages to provide audiences with a sprinkle of holiday cheer

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Shawn Edwards

Fox 4 Kansas City

12/27/2023

2/5

The very familiar premise of body swapping is written until the wheels fall off. Is it a fun trip... sure. Does it go anywhere... no.

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Kevin M

@MarcoKevin May 29

Movie was such a fun and entertaining watch. I genuinely had a great time watching it from start to finish. The cast did an amazing job, and the performances felt so natural that at times it didn’t even feel like watching a movie or acting. The family chaos, comedy, and emotional moments were all enjoyable and easy to connect with. It’s one of those lighthearted movies you can just relax and have fun with. Really great watch overall.

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Bill T.

@btreakle Mar 12

“Family Switch “ This film there’s a film about a family of four who identities switch. Father becomes son son becomes father mother becomes daughter and daughter becomes mother. And this is the premise of the whole film and all the things that happen from this event occurs. Jennifer Gardner and Ed helm star in this film and it's just a fun movie ,very predictable.

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Jordan C

@Jordanchas Jan 8

Off brand version of "Freaky Friday". Family switch is one of those movies that I would watch with someone, but I would rather watch any other movie so I don't know the right occasion to watch. Decent actors, but not horrible for a Netflix movie

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Jeff D

@Username99999 Jan 5

The best part of the is movie is literally the end credits. As for the rest of the movie, bad would be a big improvement. It’s a remarkable movie.. every bad scene is followed by a worse scene right after that. None of it even attempts to make any sense. It’s just soooo bad.

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EP B

@epbrown.official Jan 4

I knew what I was going to watch going in, so I embraced all the messiness and conveniency of the plot. That said, I will say I almost teared up towards the end, maybe cause I’m a parent and some things resonated with me. Guess I’m getting soft in my old age, lol. I’ve seen worse and cringier movies though. So it was an OK experience.

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tommy c

@Tommychu6968 Dec 24

This movie is so bad we watch it as a joke- the plot makes 0 sense and the whole thing us stupid, Too many plot holes to count but watch it and find out.

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Synopsis

Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, can the Walkers unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout?

Director: McG
Producer: Ben Everard, Jennifer Garner, Lawrence Grey, Nicole King, McG, Mary Viola
Screenwriter: Chris Shafer, Victoria Strouse, Adam Sztykiel, Paul Vicknair
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Talent One, Grey Matter Productions, Linden Entertainment
Rating: PG (Suggestive Material|Some Thematic Elements|Language|Teen Partying)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 30, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2023
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital