Swiped

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Swiped

2025

1h 50m

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Inspired by the provocative real-life story of the visionary founder of online dating platform Bumble, "Swiped" introduces recent college grad Whitney Wolfe, played by Lily James, as she uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry and launch an innovative, globally lauded dating app (two, actually), paving the way to becoming the youngest female self-made billionaire.

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Glossy to a fault, Swiped packages its true events as a rote reenactment instead of delivering the feminist story it could have been.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

It's far too shallow of a movie for such an important subject.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 20, 2025

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Adrian Horton

Guardian

The history of how online dating went from deeply uncool to de rigueur is one worth telling, and Swiped’s methods, corny and contrived as they can be, are proficient enough to do it.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 19, 2025

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

Swiped aims to explore the difficulties of being a woman in a man’s world, from workplaces to the internet more widely. It does so in broad strokes with predictable characterization.

Sep 19, 2025

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Doug Jamieson

The Jam Report

In the end, 'Swiped' feels like its own product: streamlined, focus-grouped, and instantly forgettable.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 28, 2025

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Bill Newcott

The Saturday Evening Post

I do hereby challenge every single male in any traditionally male profession to sit through Swiped...and not see shades of their own workplace, and maybe even themselves.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 11, 2025

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Wilson Kwong

Film Inquiry

What's surprising about Swiped isn’t how entertaining it is as a commercial film, but how it utilizes its commercialization to repackage a story about sexism in a relatively digestible fashion.

Oct 8, 2025

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Audience Member

Great movie. A must watch for any girl entering computer science programs, so they know what to prep for and how to fight. And for all the bro assholes who think this is not a great movie, because it is not about naked chicks.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/30/25

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Only G

Great potential, not so great story. Maybe it was better, but I speed watched the majority. Nevertheless, I understood the content rather well. The stereotypes were easy to follow. Brilliant women fights bad men and apparently wins in the end, can't say, stopped watching before ending.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/27/25

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Rui Z

The plot is clear and engaging, it shows the journey of Whitney through a toxic workplace. The story flows well as the conflict builds, and it highlights the importance of her experience and the message it brings about respect and equality.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/25

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Angi G

Refreshing. Inspiring actually.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/25

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Fifty T

Lily James Shines, But Where's the Bumble Story? : I liked "Swiped", though it wasn't quite what I signed up for. Expecting the Bumble creation story, I got a film that's 75% about toxic tech bro culture at Tinder versus feminism... which is compelling on its own, just not the advertised journey. Lily James and Jackson White deliver genuinely good performances, particularly during the harassment sequences that feel uncomfortably authentic. The supporting cast, including Dan Stevens and Myha'la, add energy when given screen time. The first two acts crackle with the manic energy of startup culture and workplace toxicity done right. However, Bumble's creation feels rushed into the final 20 minutes, almost an afterthought to the Tinder lawsuit drama. And I wish that part were explored a bit more. The glossy direction prioritizes inspiration over introspection, never truly examining the contradictions at play. It's pretty great in parts, particularly the workplace dynamics, but feels like two different movies competing for attention.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Dani G

Not exactly bad, but really there's a lot of movies and series like these lately. More of the same stories about startup companies and/or scandals about a company or young entrepeneur

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/24/25

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Inspired by the provocative real-life story of the visionary founder of online dating platform Bumble, "Swiped" introduces recent college grad Whitney Wolfe, played by Lily James, as she uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry and launch an innovative, globally lauded dating app (two, actually), paving the way to becoming the youngest female self-made billionaire.

Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Producer: Jennifer Gibgot, Andrew Panay, Lily James
Screenwriter: Bill Parker, Rachel Lee Goldenberg, Kim Caramele
Distributor: Hulu
Production Co: 20th Century Studios
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 19, 2025
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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