# The Change-Up (2011)

> Two estranged best friends discover that trading bodies means inheriting the pressures, secrets, and obligations they once envied in each other.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33318

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: David Dobkin
- Cast: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Gregory Itzin, Mircea Monroe, Sydney Rouviere
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1488555/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: raunchy, witty, irreverent, friends night, adult comedy night

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