The Change-Up

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The Change-Up

R

Released Aug 5, 2011

1h 52m

Comedy

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Once inseparable pals, Dave (Jason Bateman) and Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) have drifted apart over the years. Dave is an overworked lawyer and family man, while Mitch has thus far avoided most of the normal responsibilities of adulthood. Each is envious of the other's life, and following a drunken binge, the men awake to find they have somehow switched bodies. Dave and Mitch soon discover that things are not as rosy as they seemed and try to find a way to return their lives to normal.

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Critics Consensus

There's a certain amount of fun to be had from watching Bateman and Reynolds play against type, but it isn't enough to carry The Change-Up through its crude humor and formulaic plot.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Although the lack of originality of the concept really brings down its appeal, audiences will enjoy watching this recycled story unfold with the two newest performances.

Rated: B-

Sep 8, 2017

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The finale is shockingly flat, everything petering out in such a forgettable and joyless manner the effect is frustrating.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 27, 2012

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Matt Risley

Little White Lies

The poop jokes are the only memorable ones.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 16, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

There’s an audience that will go bananas over such a low-effort comedy, but only if they’re in the mood for shock-based and intentionally offensive humor.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 9, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Jumps right into bizarre, foul humor to lure audiences in with pure shock.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The sad thing here is that there's a terrific film trying to find its way to the surface.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Samuel W

A spin on the body switching genre of movies, introducing Jason Bateman as a business, family man and Ryan Reynolds as a sexually-charged heathen of little motivation. When they switch, that's when the fun begins. If the fun is boring situations of little acting on both stars’ part. While they boast funny voices as always, as their specialty, they did little to improve how different they are from each other. Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds, after a body swap, felt like…Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds, with only minor differences in character. The movie was entertaining at times, and I love the leads, but everyone else sort of fell short and there was a bunch of unnecessary nudity throughout the film which seemed to be a shock factor because of Ryan Reynolds’ original character. The movie was fine, nothing extraordinary, and not unwatchable. But it was very much of a slug to get through.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Victoria S

What an awful movie when it comes to morality. It’s a shame there are some pretty big actors choosing to play in that movie. You can do so much better… for others, for your families, for kids, for society. Unfortunately, a lot of sexual content in the movie and behaviour which we should not treat lightly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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donnie m

the WAY OVER THE TOP, OVER acting by Jason had me turning the channel-there's funny and then there's this-2 stars becasue mom and kids were funny

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Bret H

Can go with the overdone plot,but why make almost all of the characters so self-centered.They did't seem to care too much about not wrecking their friends life while they sorted things out,just ultimately wanted to get back to their own life.Had some good humor,but a lot of brash humor.Killed some time I guess?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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xitlali m

La descripción perfecta de "escrito por hombre"

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/24

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Person 1

I really enjoyed it. Good comedy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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David Dobkin

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Jason Bateman

Dave Lockwood

Leslie Mann

Jamie Lockwood

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - We Are Here to Have Fun

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - We Always Come Second

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - Feeding the Twins

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - Guns Hot

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - Violence is Cool

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - Sabotaging the Merger

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - How to Be a Grownup

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - Something We Really Regret

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - You Two Should Go Out

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The Change-Up: Official Clip - Somehow We Switched Bodies

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Synopsis

Once inseparable pals, Dave (Jason Bateman) and Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) have drifted apart over the years. Dave is an overworked lawyer and family man, while Mitch has thus far avoided most of the normal responsibilities of adulthood. Each is envious of the other's life, and following a drunken binge, the men awake to find they have somehow switched bodies. Dave and Mitch soon discover that things are not as rosy as they seemed and try to find a way to return their lives to normal.

Director: David Dobkin
Producer: David Dobkin, Neal H. Moritz
Screenwriter: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Relativity Media, Original Film, Universal Pictures, Big Kid Pictures
Rating: R (Some Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Strong Crude Language|Strong Crude Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 5, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.0M
Runtime: 1h 52m

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