SummaryAn unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend, who has been living with a secret: he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own.
Directed By:Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Written By:Jeffrey Eugenides, Allan Loeb
The Switch
Metascore
Mixed or Average
52
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
52
43% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
57% Mixed
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0% Negative
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75
This picture belongs to Jason Bateman, who, after years of playing the second or third banana (and plenty of times being the best thing in a given film), finally gets to show off his considerable gifts as the co-lead in a mainstream comedy.
70
Aniston and Bateman keep things both light and dark when they should, and Robinson's Sebastian steals everyone's heart.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
44% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
44% Mixed
40 Ratings
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12% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
Jan 18, 2025
10
Love this Film! incredibly entertaining and a beautiful story. The film deserves much more positive reviews 10/10
Sep 27, 2010
10
Like with many movies you have to accept the initial premise. Once you do will find there's a surprisingly touching side to this movie that I never saw coming. Probably Jennifer Aniston's best movie as she is not the lead character. And every word by Goldblum is brilliance.
63
You have to overlook a whole lot of guff in order to enjoy the slight but pleasurable entertainment of The Switch.
50
Taken on its own terms, it's a light, sweet, curiously enjoyable misfit romance, whose real star is not Aniston but her magnificently awkward Lothario, Jason Bateman.
50
This is a romantic comedy, not a sci-fi adventure tale. But the actions, choices and general behavior of the characters are oddly removed from what goes in the real world.
40
Despite winning turns by Lewis and an on-form Goldblum, the laughs are in short supply.
40
An unfunny, manipulative romance about two unlikable people and their prop of a son, the pic mangles the premise of its source material ("Baster," a 1996 short story by Pulitzer-winning novelist Jeffrey Eugenides) in ways that ought to baffle viewers of all sociopolitical stripes.
Mar 5, 2017
6
Under the 'original' sperm donor plot, The Switch is just a basic romantic comedy. Cliché, predictable, boring at times and not particularly funny. At least, the acting wasn't that bad and Jeff Goldblum was awesome.
Nov 26, 2015
6
It is a pleasant and nice romantic comedy that maybe doesn't offer anything new but incorporates humor at exactly the right moments that make the film enjoyable
Sep 7, 2010
3
I left this film thinking, An OK romantic comedy; nothing great, but somewhat enjoyable. Maybe worth renting. Yet., I woke up in the middle of the night disliking this movie. Something about Jennifer Annisonâ
Production Company:
- Mandate Pictures
- Bona Fide Productions
- Echo Films
Release Date:Aug 20, 2010
Duration:1 h 41 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:The most unexpected comedy ever conceived.
Awards
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
Women's Image Network Awards
• 1 Nomination
