Switch

R

1991

1 hr. 44 min.

Fantasy

List

32%

25 Reviews

Tomatometer

44%

5,000+ Ratings

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Steve Brooks (Perry King), a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil (Bruce Martyn Payne). But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks (Ellen Barkin).

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Possibly Blake Edwards finest comedy, and Ellen Barkin's finest performance. This film is a classic, and it should be under LGBTQ+ studies, as lesbianism/homosexuality is an underlying current in this gender bender. As a cis woman, I think this film helped me deal with my masculine side in more ways than one. I related to Barkin's character of being a man in heels, even though outwardly I'm a woman in flats. Anyone who is borderline with their internalized feelings of gender, and where they fit on that spectrum, might enjoy this comedy. Maybe all of us can't have the baby-love ending this one has, but, I think it's a nice exploration of gender, with a pretty satisfactory plot to keep it all moving.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Chad T

Not as good as the feature film version of the play Good-bye Charlie starring Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis. Debbie plays the gunned down and overboard Charlie Sorel turned into a woman for his just desserts. Yet being the conniver he always has been Charlie still finds away to use the women he's sought previously for money and revenge. Turn off Switch and turn on Good-bye Charlie instead.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/06/20

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steve d

absolutely gross and not a drop of it is funny.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Blake Edwards goes the gender-bender route again but this film is definitely no VICTOR/VICTORIA; Ellen Barkin is good, though.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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I can't understand why Switch has gotten such low ratings!??? This movie is fantastic. It will have legs forever. I KNOW my movies. My goal is to see everything EVEr filmed. I probably should of been a movie critic. In any case, Ellen Barkin is one of the sexiest things I have EVER SEEN on screen in this movie. The plot is awesome. One of my favorites and I suggest everyone sees it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Mildly entertaining gender switch movie where the man is made into a woman. Amazing that after days still couldn't walk in high heals at all. I mean I have never tried it but get real. I finally agree with the professional critics on this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Blake Edwards

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Ellen Barkin

Amanda Brooks

Jimmy Smits

Walter Stone

JoBeth Williams

Margo Brofman

Lorraine Bracco

Sheila Faxton

Tony Roberts

Arnold Freidkin

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Stephen Amidon

Financial Times

Before long the whole thing degenerates into lame farce.

Aug 18, 2021

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Geoff Brown

Times (UK)

If this were on television, you would switch.

Aug 18, 2021

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Stephanie Rosenfeld

Bitch Media

Overall, there is more to like than dislike.

Dec 17, 2020

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The film is deplorable... [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 2, 2023

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Switch represents a new low for all concerned.

Rated: 0/4

May 9, 2023

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

The invention flags, but the Edwards combination of lust and lustre keeps us watching.

Aug 18, 2021

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Synopsis

Steve Brooks (Perry King), a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil (Bruce Martyn Payne). But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks (Ellen Barkin).

Director: Blake Edwards
Production Co: Beco Films
Rating: R
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.2M
Sound Mix: Surround

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