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The Princess Switch offers a healthy dose of charming, light-hearted, twin-swap fun and is delightful viewing for any hopeless romantic. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

One week before Christmas, a duchess switches places with an ordinary woman from Chicago, who looks exactly like her, and they each fall in love with each other's beaus.

Rating:

TVPG
Genre:

other, romance
Original Language:

English
Director:

Mike Rohl
Producer:

Amy Krell, Brad Krevoy, Linda L. Miller
Writer:

Robin Bernheim, Megan Metzger
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 16, 2018
Runtime:

1h 41m
Production Co:

Netflix, Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Cast & Crew

Vanessa Hudgens
Stacy De Novo, Lady Margaret

Sam Palladio
Prince Edward

Nick Sagar
Kevin Richards

Suanne Braun
Mrs. Donatelli

Mark Fleischmann
Frank De Luca

Mike Rohl
Director

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Critic Reviews for The Princess Switch

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (4)

Everyone in A Princess Switch does just fine: Hudgens has a lot of fun, particularly as Stacy (fake accent aside), Sagar and Palladio are charming in different ways, and they manage to bring the whole thing in for an appropriately silly ending.

November 19, 2018 | Full Review…

Linda Holmes
NPR
Put it this way: I wasn't always positive which character I was watching onscreen, but I always knew that whoever she was, I was rooting for her.

November 16, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Constance Grady
Vox
The Princess Switch is not innovative or particularly creative, but Hudgens is charming enough to make me sit through the entire thing.

March 7, 2021 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Natasha Alvar
MovieBabble
For its many, many flaws, there is something quite charming and enjoyable about this botched attempt at a Christmas rom-com.

May 29, 2019 | Full Review…

Katie Collins
CNET
Do not expect it to be incisive in any aspect. [Full Review in Spanish]

February 25, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Mikel Zorrilla
Espinof
Much like The Christmas Prince, the plot is no more than half-baked, but these "prince and pauper" stories are classics for a reason.

January 11, 2019 | Full Review…

Ani Bundel
NBC News THINK
Exactly what the hopeless romantic ordered for their Christmas viewing this season. This is likely one that will be in heavy rotation throughout December.

December 9, 2018 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…

Jeffrey Lyles
Lyles' Movie Files
It's a mess, but it's a jolly fun mess.

December 3, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Christopher James
AwardsCircuit.com
The Princess Switch is a fun piece of nonsense to watch during the holidays when the classics feel tired.

November 27, 2018 | Full Review…

Hannah Lynn
Pittsburgh City Paper
Combines The Parent Trap with It Takes Two and Roman Holiday (and The Great British Baking Show?) to create even more mindless holiday viewing.

November 26, 2018 | Full Review…

Vogue Staff
Vogue
The Princess Switch is a delight. If you told me last year that I would thoroughly enjoy-nay, crave-another Parent Trap-like movie but starring Vanessa Hudgens,... I would have told you exactly what to do with your Christmas pastries.

November 20, 2018 | Full Review…

Emily Tannenbaum
Cosmopolitan
I find these twin-switch type movies fascinating when one actress is doing all of the work. I'm not saying Hudgens in a Netflix movie full of tropes is Emmy worthy, but it takes a lot of work.

November 19, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

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