The Change-Up

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  • Opened August 5, 2011 
  • 1 hr 52 min
  • R | Strong crude language, strong crude sexual content, some graphic nudity and drug use

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • 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. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin
  • Director: David Dobkin
  • Genres: Comedy

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Must Go!
Hillarious!!

by zeldazero

Laughed through the whole movie. Anyone who didn't needs to get a life. It's a comedy, meaning suppose to make you laugh, not neccessarily a great story or even realistic or make sense but it made me...

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Too funny

by hcaice

I was not expecting to like this movie so much. I went to watch it because I heard about it. The movie is VERY FUNNY, some nudity so don't take your children to this movie. I could not stop...

Oh No!
Horrible Movie

by lauraof9

not funny, just perverted. walked out and got my money back. dont waste your time....

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Critic Reviews

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

If I must watch two men not be gay together for the 300th time this summer, those men should be Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Amy Biancolli

The film is often funny and even more frequently vulgar, exploiting every last chance for raunch in the full-chassis exchange of two grown men. The only thing missing: male nudity. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

No matter Bateman and Reynolds make The Change-Up seem a lot better than it is. Each earns a star in my review. The movie would be literally nothing without them. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Like the kids in detention, The Change-Up wants to offend your sensibilities. It sets new records for scatological humor and profanity. Read full review

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Jason Bateman as Dave and Ryan Reynolds as Mitch in "The Change-Up."