Just Watched Freaky and Want to Make It a Double Feature? Here's What to Watch Next
Blumhouse's latest slasher-comedyFreaky mixes the pep of Happy Death Day with the horrors of high school for a scary good time. Of course, Freaky releasing on Friday the 13th is no coincidence, and the film has plenty of references to the franchise of the same name — as well as other body-swap flicks.
Shy 17-year-old Millie (Kathryn Newton) unwillingly switches bodies with infamous local serial killer The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), and has only 24 hours to switch back while trying to curb The Butcher's murder streak. Through this out-of-body experience, Millie finds her voice and ultimately learns to stand up to her high school bullies . . . at least the ones that are still alive.
The theme of having to leave your body to learn a life lesson might sound familiar. From The Hot Chick to Freaky Friday, there are several other films that use the same plot device with varying results. Here are just a few more body-swap movies to stream after Freaky.
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The Hot Chick
Like Freaky but minus the serial killer, The Hot Chick follows a popular high schooler who swaps bodies with a petty thief. The goal: switch back before prom. Warning: this one is raunchy.
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It's a Boy Girl Thing
Freaky involves a mystical dagger, but according to It's a Boy Girl Thing, ancient artifacts can also have gender-swapping results. A high school field trip to a natural history museum leads to two rival teens being tangled up in a body-switch spell.
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Freaky Friday
A mother and daughter don't understand each other at all — until they literally have to spend a day in the other's shoes. Freaky Friday is a true fear coming to life: becoming your mother!
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle puts a new twist on the beloved Robin Williams-led original. This time, the kids are actually put INTO the game by way of body-double avatars. While we all can't swap bodies with Dwayne Johnson or Kevin Hart, the film similarly has an out-of-body awakening for the teens who uncover the mystical video game while in detention.
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13 Going on 30
OK, so transforming from a 13-year-old to your future 30-year-old self isn't technically swapping bodies with someone new, but 13 Going on 30 is a must-see for any adolescent scared of growing up. Don't worry, if Jenna Rink can succeed, so can you.
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Goodbye Charlie
Womanizer Charles is murdered by a jealous husband, only to be reincarnated as a woman in this classic comedy. Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds are the stars of this 1964 film, which is worth a watch!
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The Change-Up
Best friends with two very different lifestyles switch bodies (and responsibilities) in this coming-of-age(ish) comedy starring Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds.
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Face/Off
This 1997 action classic stars Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in an FBI cat-and-mouse pursuit. While the duo surgically swap faces and not bodies, both go undercover as one another. It's a deadly game of betrayal, deceit, and murder.
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Heart and Souls
A near-death experience leaves a businessman with four angels who can possess his body at any moment. This is more of a soul swap than body swap, but RDJ's versatile performance makes it worth checking out.
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All of Me
Comedy legends Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin occupy the same body after a "spirit transplant" goes wrong. They despise one another but inevitably find common ground in their, er, shared experience, in this romantic comedy.
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17 Again
A struggling dad (Matthew Perry) is brought back to his high school glory, and faces the ultimate choice: return to his middle-aged life, or take the second chance? Plus, Zac Efron returning to the basketball court? Yes, please!
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Heaven Can Wait
A famous quarterback is accidentally taken away from his body before he was supposed to die, and his soul goes into a recently murdered millionaire's body. The 1978 tearjerker is part romance, part spiritual journey, as audiences learn that finding true love can make for heaven on Earth.
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Your Name.
Two teenagers wake up to find that they have switched bodies in this animated supernatural love story. Fun fact: 2016's Your Name. is one of the highest-grossing Japanese movies of all-time.