Switching roles movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant switching roles movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, feel good, semi serious, entertaining, realistic and light films and TV shows about / with switching roles, disorder, love and romance, misfit, body swapping, family relations, fish out of water, youth, couples and fall in love plots mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as switching roles: Changing Sides (2008), All Screwed Up (2009), Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011), It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), Just One of the Girls (1993), The Beauty Inside (2012), Trading Places (1983), Swingers (2018), Lucky in Love (2014), Pretty Things (2001).

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Changing Sides (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Ariane and Hugo decide to exchange the lives they lead to escape from their routine, which after ten years of marriage, gives them the feeling of being hamsters in a wheel. She suddenly finds herself at the head of a construction equipment rental ...
Style: humorous, light, funny, feel good, witty ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: switching roles, battle of the sexes, family relations, fish out of water, unsupportive spouse, dull life, disorder, family problems, relationship vs career, family life, parents and children, up and down relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
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 4.9
 113
All Screwed Up (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: FREAKY FRIDAY with a twist. Teenisha (Chyna Lane of PRECIOUS, CADILLAC RECORDS) is your modern geeky teen - smart, suffering from ADD, an outcast at school, and an oddity in her own home. Pete is every girl's dream - star of the sports team, ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, touching, humorous
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: body swapping, teenage life, life turned upside down, switching roles, misfit, youth, disorder, body swap, switching bodies, high school life, high school, adhd ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A little Christmas magic causes two coworkers with contrasting lifestyles to switch sexual orientations.
Style: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Plot: christmas, gender, gay, wedding, switching roles, self discovery, couples, couple relations, life turned upside down, disorder, homosexual, psychiatrist ...
Time: year 2011, year 1986, 21st century
Place: usa
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It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the ...
Style: romantic, teen, romantic comedy, funny, feel good ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: body swapping, high school, teenager, switching roles, love and romance, fall in love, battle of the sexes, switching bodies, body swap, enemies to lovers, school, teenage love ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
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Just One of the Girls (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Chris has to change school to attend a music program, but a bully named Kurt is going to make his life impossible so he decided to dress as a girl to avoid this. Taking advantage of his condition he became (girl-)friend with Marie, and fell in love ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, teen sex comedy, entertaining ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick
Plot: fall in love, teenage life, cross dressing, high school, gender bending, youth, switching roles, cheerleading, friendship, college, teenage love, high school life ...
Time: 90s
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The Beauty Inside (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: The story of "The Beauty Inside" is the story of a guy named Alex who wakes up every day as a different person. He is always the same person on the inside but on the outside he is somebody else. When he meets Leah and falls in love ...
Style: touching, sentimental, surreal, heartbreaking, emotional ...
Audience: date night
Plot: physical appearance, switching roles, true love, fall in love, bittersweet, supernatural, love story, passion, personal growth, sexual content, lonely, body swapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.5
 165K
Trading Places (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Style: funny, hilarious, feel good, laugh out loud, light ...
Audience: adult
Plot: stock market, prostitute, switching roles, fish out of water, beggar, wrongful arrest, social satire, wager, rags to riches, poverty, investor, christmas ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place: pennsylvania, philadelphia, arizona, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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 5.2
 545
Swingers (2018)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Ukraine, Latvia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ihor, is bored with his glamorous girlfriend Ilona. Meanwhile, Irina, demands sex of Andrew, for which he has neither strength nor desire. Ihor and Irina demand a sexual experiment - a swinger's party. Meanwhile, Sveta, left naked on her ...
Style: light, humorous, feel good, sexy
Plot: swingers, swinger, switching roles, dating show, couple relations, husband wife relationship, adultery, seductress, fall in love, brawl, sex, gay ...
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Lucky in Love (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When Mira's April Fool's Day tricks materialize, she finds herself promoted to the perfect job, dating the perfect man and living in the perfect home. Mira's newly upgraded life even involves working with her CEO and her good friend, ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot: looking for love, workplace, love and romance, strong female presence, rise to the top, switching roles, workplace romance, boss and employee, drinking, drinking alcohol, writers, ambition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, seattle
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Pretty Things (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Lucie, who works as a white-hot fashion model, exhibits a dominant, often controlling, "Type A" personality, whereas identical twin Marie consistently projects a backward, reserved, laconic and unassuming attitude. When Lucie receives a ...
Style: serious, psychological, stylized, suspenseful, deep ...
Plot: singer, family relations, musician's life, switching roles, lifestyle, twins, physical appearance, love affair, betrayal, rescue, mentally unstable, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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 6.3
 71K
Freaky (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A mystical, ancient dagger causes a notorious serial killer to magically switch bodies with a 17-year-old girl.
Style: slasher, horror comedy, entertaining, humorous, not serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: serial killer, body swapping, violence, body swap, switching roles, gender bending, switching bodies, body transformation, dark humor, blood, friendship between teens, masked killer ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In New York in 1995 Dr. Richard Jacks is a creator of perfumes. Thus he spends his days inventing new colorful and well smelling potions and certainly caring for his girlfriend Sarah Carver. But when he discovers that his greatgrandfather, called ...
Style: light, humorous, sexy, semi serious, independent film ...
Plot: gender bending, experiment gone awry, switching roles, transformation, male to female cross dressing, femme fatale, body swapping, disorder, supernatural ability, fish out of water, manipulative behavior, female on male rape ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york
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Maid to Order (1987)
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy godmother Stella. In an effort to save Jessie, Stella casts a spell ...
Style: melancholic, sweet, entertaining, romantic, light ...
Audience: kids, date night
Plot: friendship, fairy godmother, maid, wish come true, parents and children, switching roles, unlikely friendships, fish out of water, self discovery, curses spells and rituals, child as adult, power relations ...
Time: year 1987, 80s
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 5.4
 848
In and Out (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Two couples, Pierre and Aimée, Éric and Pénélope, all share four years of friendship without cloud. Only concern, Penelope and Pierre have become lovers ... The situation becoming untenable, they decide to break. But after a final night of ...
Style: romantic, sexy, humorous, entertaining, feel good
Audience: date night
Plot: body swapping, switching bodies, secret lover, infidelity, friendship, switching roles, breakup, husband wife relationship, love triangle, couples, love affair, social relations ...
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If I Were You (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, but they do not understand and respect the feelings and view point of the partner. Claudio sees Helena as a shopper and "little teacher of a ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience: date night
Plot: body swapping, switching bodies, switching roles, life turned upside down, couple relations, couples, fish out of water, disorder, husband wife relationship, social problems, marital crisis, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
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 5.0
 1K
Off Beat (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, light, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience: date night
Plot: law enforcement, impersonating a police officer, love and romance, switching roles, friendship, disorder, mistaken identity, police officer, misfit, contests and competitions, fish out of water, partner ...
Time: year 1986, 80s
Place: new york, usa
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 7.1
 19K
Orlando (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Russia, Italy, France, Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In 1600, nobleman Orlando inherits his parents' house, thanks to Queen Elizabeth I, who commands the young man to never change. After a disastrous affair with Russian princess Sasha, Orlando looks for solace in the arts before being appointed ...
Style: surreal, stylized, period piece, art house, enigmatic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gender bending, gender, transsexual, surrealism, transgender, immortality, painting, women, looking for love, switching roles, feminist, lgbt ...
Time: 17th century, 16th century, year 1992, 18th century, victorian era ...
Place: england, ottoman empire, europe, london, middle east ...
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 6.8
 431K
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules ...
Style: feel good, funny, humorous, light, hilarious ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: god, divine intervention, religion, wish come true, supernatural power, deal, selfishness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, miraculous event, chosen one, job promotion, moon ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: mount everest
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 6.4
 174K
She's the Man (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Viola Johnson is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for ...
Style: romantic, feel good, funny, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot: high school, teenager, soccer, cross dressing, tomboy, roommate, teenage love, teen romance, high school life, teenage life, hidden identity, gender disguise ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, london
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on their alma mater, but their ...
Style: humorous, feel good, cult classic, hilarious, light ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: women, high school, fashion, friendship, high school reunion, teenager, bullying, stereotypes, female friendship, switching roles, love and romance, self discovery ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place: arizona, usa, los angeles, beverly hills, tucson arizona
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 5.9
 11K
Vice Versa (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
Style: light, comedy drama, light hearted, sentimental, not serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, date night, family outing
Plot: body swap, body swapping, switching roles, school, switching bodies, childhood, transformation, christmas, youth, love affair, philosophy, regression ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: chicago, usa
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Wish Upon a Star (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Seventeen-year-old Alexia Wheaton hasn't been herself lately. Neighter has her 15-year-old sister Hayley. In fact they've been each other. Alexia becomes fashion-challenged Hayley and she in turn becomes styling Alexia and the ...
Style: funny, entertaining, feel good, humorous, teen ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night
Plot: body swapping, sisters, switching roles, high school, wish come true, teenage life, disorder, youth, siblings relations, sibling relationship, body swap, manipulation ...
Time: 90s
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The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and young Thomas Canty, two amazing look-alikes caught up in imperial intrigue and scandal. In fleeing from his violent father, Tom stumbles into ...
Style: feel good, touching, exciting, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: rich and poor, youth, switching roles, hidden identity, mistaken identity, fish out of water, young heroes, social differences, tudors, dishonesty, intrigue, human nature ...
Time: 16th century
Place: europe, england
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 6.6
 28K
Mr. Mom (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living When Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, sentimental, realistic, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick
Plot: parenthood, advertising, fish out of water, switching roles, self discovery, parents and children, family life, fired from the job, relationship vs career, misfit, unfulfillment, rise and fall ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1983
Place: detroit
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 6.2
 22K
My Blue Heaven (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith ...
Style: humorous, funny, light, talky, intense ...
Plot: fbi agent, gangster, small town, organized crime, witness protection, fbi, fish out of water, district attorney, switching roles, hidden identity, vengeance, hitman ...
Time: 80s
Place: california, new york, usa, italy, europe
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 6.0
 3K
Mystery Date (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The shy teenager Tom McHugh worships his sexy neighbor Geena Matthews that lives on the other side of the street, but he does not dare to talk to her. When his parents travel with their dog for a competition and his self-confident big brother Craig ...
Style: talky, entertaining, stylized, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: mistaken identity, chase, comedy of errors, police investigation, girl next door, switching roles, nothing goes right, dishonesty, disorder, love and romance, contests and competitions, teenage life ...
Time: 90s, year 1991
Place: usa, california
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Just One of the Guys (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Terry Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy, helps her pass as ...
Style: entertaining, feel good, not serious, humorous, teen sex comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, family outing, girls' night, date night
Plot: cross dressing, high school, gender disguise, adolescence, gender bending, college, sexism, prom, hidden identity, switching roles, coming of age, gender bender ...
Time: 80s, year 1985
Place: california, phoenix arizona, arizona, tucson arizona
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The Scapegoat (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, The Scapegoat tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.
Style: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, period piece, realistic ...
Plot: lookalikes, scapegoat, mistaken identity, switching roles, hidden identity, family problems, dark humor, disorder, family relations, dishonesty, coincidence, cons and scams ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, year 1952, 1950s
Place: england, europe
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 5.6
 102K
The Hot Chick (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a gas station causes her to switch ...
Style: funny, teen, entertaining, humorous, not serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: body swapping, high school, cross dressing, prom, switching roles, cheerleading, gender, popular girl, teenage life, dumb, gender bending, switching bodies ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 1st century b.c., 21st century
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Switching Goals (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story: Twin sisters Emma and Sam come up with a scheme to switch places so each can play in the soccer team they prefer.
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic
Audience: girls' night, kids, chick flick, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: twins, soccer, mischievous children, mistaken identity, child as adult, ambition, switching roles, hidden identity, twin sister, family life, lifestyle, rivalry ...
Time: 90s
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