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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Movie Info
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Director -
David Dobkin -
Producer -
David Dobkin , Neal H. Moritz -
Screenwriter -
Jon Lucas , Scott Moore -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Relativity Media , Original Film , Big Kid Pictures , Universal 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