The Best Body Swap Movies Ever Made
“What are the best movies about or featuring Body Swaps” We looked at 125 of the top Body Swapping films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 32 films, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Body Swap” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 75+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 32 Body Swap Movies Of All-Time
32 .) Goodbye Charlie (1964) directed by Vincente Minnelli
Lists It Appears On:
- The Whisp
- IMDB
Shot by a jealous husband, Charley falls out a porthole and is lost at sea only to find himself returned as an attractive blond woman. His best friend is staying at his house as he puts Charlie’s affairs in order and after being convinced, finds himself an unwilling helper in Charlie’s new plan to marry into money
31 .) Here Comes Mr. Jordan’ (1941) directed by Alexander Hall
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Thought Co.
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes…because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe’s spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe’s body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who’s just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth’s unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
30 .) If I Were You (2006) directed by Daniel Filho
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- IMDB
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 choral” and Helena sees Claudio as an insensitive and rough man. On the night before the fiftieth anniversary of Claudio, they changed places with each other.
29 .) Mulholland Drive (2001) directed by David Lynch
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Thought Co.
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
28 .) Oh! Heavenly Dog’ (1980) directed by Joe Camp
Lists It Appears On:
- eOnline
- Thought Co.
Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who’s sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he’s “marginal material,” and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.
27 .) Scooby-Doo (2002) directed by Raja Gosnell
Lists It Appears On:
- BuzzFeed
- IMDB
The Mystery Inc. gang have gone their separate ways and have been apart for two years, until they each receive an invitation to Spooky Island. Not knowing that the others have also been invited, they show up and discover an amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways.
26 .) Shrek the Third (2007) directed by Chris Miller
Lists It Appears On:
- The Whisp
- Thought Co.
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.
25 .) The Skeleton Key (2005) directed by Iain Softley
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- IMDB
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house’s dark past.
24 .) Down to Earth (2001) directed by Chris Weitz
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- IMDB
After dying before his time, an aspiring comic gets a second shot at life… by being reincarnated as a wealthy but un-likable businessman.
23 .) Switch (1991) directed by Blake Edwards
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- GQ
- IMDB
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve’s soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
22 .) Turnabout (1940) directed by Hal Roach
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- IMDB
- Empire Online
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other’s life.
21 .) Vice Versa (1948) directed by Peter Ustinov
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- The Laugh Button
- IMDB
Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young again. His wish is immediately fulfilled and the two change bodies with each other. Mr Bultitude becomes a school boy who smokes cigars and has a very conservative view on child upbringing, while his son Dick becomes a gentleman who spends his time drinking lemonade and arranging children’s parties.
20 .) Being John Malkovich (1999) directed by Spike Jonze
Lists It Appears On:
- AZ Central
- eOnline
- GQ
- IMDB
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters it’s mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
19 .) Chances Are (1989) directed by Emile Ardolino
Lists It Appears On:
- The Laugh Button
- Ranker
- AZ Central
- IMDB
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie’s daughter, Miranda, together. It’s not until Alex is invited to Louie’s home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there’s also the problem that he’s attracted to Louie’s/his own daughter.
18 .) Dating the Enemy (1996) directed by Megan Simpson Huberman
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- List Challenges
- IMDB
One messy science journalist (Tash) and a neat television host (Brett). Two very different people whose relationship is nose diving to get the opportunity to experience life in their partners shoes when they wake up one morning in each others bodies. Valuable lessons are learned by each as they both have to adjust to very different lives.
17 .) 17 Again (2009) directed by Burr Steers
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- The Laugh Button
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- IMDB
On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O’Donnell wishes he could have a “do-over.” And that’s exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he’s 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he’d never made. But maybe they weren’t so bad after all.
16 .) Face/Off (1997) directed by John Woo
Lists It Appears On:
- New Statesman
- AZ Central
- IMDB
- GQ
- Thought Co.
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent’s family.
15 .) Heaven Can Wait (1978) directed by Warren Beatty
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- AZ Central
- Movie Web
- IMDB
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn’t ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
14 .) Wish Upon a Star (1996) directed by Blair Treu
Lists It Appears On:
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- IMDB
- List Challenges
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 complications come fast furious and funny.
13 .) Prelude to a Kiss (1992) directed by Norman René
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- Huston Press
- GQ
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Empire Online
A couple fall in love despite the girl’s pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.
12 .) Vice Versa (1988) directed by Brian Gilbert
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- List Challenges
- Huston Press
- GQ
- IMDB
- Flavorwire
A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
11 .) 13 Going on 30 (2004) directed by Gary Winick
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- eOnline
- IMDB
- Empire Online
- Thought Co.
After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she’s thirty. With a little magic, her wish is granted, but it turns out that being thirty isn’t as always as awesome as she thought it would be!
10 .) 18 Again! (1988) directed by Paul Flaherty
Lists It Appears On:
- The Laugh Button
- Huston Press
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Flavorwire
18 Again! is a 1988 comedy film starring George Burns and Charlie Schlatter. The plot involves a grandson switching souls with his grandfather by means of an accident. This was one of a series of unrelated films, including Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa, produced in the late 1980s involving a similar plotline.
9 .) It’s a Boy Girl Thing (2006) directed by Nick Hurran
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- GQ
- List Challenges
- IMDB
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 other’s shoes.
8 .) Dream a Little Dream (1989) directed by Marc Rocco
Lists It Appears On:
- The Laugh Button
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- Huston Press
- eOnline
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Flavorwire
Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working on an experiment which will help him move into a place where Dreams are reality. When an accident occurs Coleman finds himself in Bobby’s body and can only contact Bobby in his dreams.
7 .) Freaky Friday (2003) directed by Mark Waters
Lists It Appears On:
- The Laugh Button
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- GQ
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Empire Online
- Den Of Geek
Mother and daughter bicker over everything — what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she’s older. In turn, Anna detests Tess’s fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.
6 .) The Change-Up (2011) directed by David Dobkin
Lists It Appears On:
- The Laugh Button
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- GQ
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Empire Online
Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife , and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes, they switch bodies.
5 .) Like Father Like Son (1987) directed by Rod Daniel
Lists It Appears On:
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- eOnline
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Flavorwire
- Den Of Geek
- The Laugh Button
- Huston Press
- GQ
Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he’s completely absorbed in his work and has no understanding for his teenage son Chris’ problems with school. By accident one of them drinks a brain-exchanging serum, and it switches their identities. This leads of course to extraordinary complications in school and at work, but also to insight in the problems and feelings of each other.
4 .) The Hot Chick (2002) directed by Tom Brady
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- The Laugh Button
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- Huston Press
- eOnline
- GQ
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Empire Online
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 bodies with Clive, a sleazy crook. Jessica, in the form of the repulsive Clive, struggles to adjust to this radical alteration and sets out to get her own body back before the upcoming prom.
3 .) Freaky Friday (1976) directed by Gary Nelson
Lists It Appears On:
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- The Whisp
- Huston Press
- AZ Central
- eOnline
- GQ
- List Challenges
- IMDB
- Flavorwire
- Empire Online
- Thought Co.
School girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life of their daughter/mother for just one day and their wishes come true as a bit of magic puts Annabel in Mrs. Andrews’ body and vice versa. They both have a Freaky Friday.
2 .) All of Me (1984) directed by Carl Reiner
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- The Laugh Button
- Ranker
- List Challenges
- New Statesman
- The Whisp
- AZ Central
- eOnline
- GQ
- Movie Web
- IMDB
- Flavorwire
- Thought Co.
Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger’s body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.
1 .) Big (1988) directed by Penny Marshall
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- The Laugh Button
- BuzzFeed
- Ranker
- New Statesman
- The Whisp
- AZ Central
- eOnline
- GQ
- Movie Web
- IMDB
- Flavorwire
- Empire Online
- Thought Co.
A young boy, Josh Baskin makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big. He wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman. What will he find out about this strange world?
The 75+ Additional Best Body, Mind, and Age Swap Movies
| # | Movies | Directors | Lists |
| 33 | A Christmas Switch (2018) | Brian Herzlinger | IMDB |
| 34 | A Saintly Switch | Ranker | |
| 35 | A Walk in My Shoes (2010 TV Movie) | John Kent Harrison | IMDB |
| 36 | Akko’s Secret (2012) | Yasuhiro Kawamura | IMDB |
| 37 | Alison’s Birthday (1981) | Ian Coughlan | IMDB |
| 38 | All Screwed Up (1974) |
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| 39 | All Screwed Up (2009) | Neil Stephens | IMDB |
| 40 | Between Worlds (2018) | Maria Pulera | IMDB |
| 41 | Bogan (2017) | Lakshman | IMDB |
| 42 | Child’s Play | AZ Central | |
| 43 | Chinna Vathiyar (1995) | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | IMDB |
| 44 | Cleo/Leo (1989) | Chuck Vincent | IMDB |
| 45 | Dame tu cuerpo (2003) | Rafael Montero | IMDB |
| 46 | Day Watch (2006) | Timur Bekmambetov | IMDB |
| 47 | Detention (2011) | Joseph Kahn | IMDB |
| 48 | Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) | Roy Ward Baker | IMDB |
| 49 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | David Price | IMDB |
| 50 | Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle’s Intimate Encounters (2000 Video) | Rolfe Kanefsky | IMDB |
| 51 | Every Day (2018) | Michael Sucsy | IMDB |
| 52 | Farligt venskab (1995) | Jørn Faurschou | IMDB |
| 53 | Freaky Friday (1995 TV Movie) | Melanie Mayron | IMDB |
| 54 | Freaky Friday (2018 TV Movie) | Steve Carr | IMDB |
| 55 | Get Out (I) (2017) | Jordan Peele | IMDB |
| 56 | Ghost | AZ Central | |
| 57 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ Parts 1 and 2 (2010/2011)
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| 58 | Heart and Souls | AZ Central | |
| 59 | Help, I’m a Boy! (2002) | Oliver Dommenget | IMDB |
| 60 | Here Comes the Bride (2010) | Chris Martinez | IMDB |
| 61 | High Fantasy (2017) | Jenna Cato Bass | IMDB |
| 62 | Holiday Wishes (2006 TV Movie) | David Weaver | IMDB |
| 63 | Ice Angel (2000 TV Movie) | George Erschbamer | IMDB |
| 64 | Identity Theft (2009) | James A. Ward | IMDB |
| 65 | If I Were You (2012) | Qi Li | IMDB |
| 66 | If I Were You 2 (2009) | Daniel Filho | IMDB |
| 67 | Incontrol (2017) | Kurtis David Harder | IMDB |
| 68 | It Takes Two | BuzzFeed | |
| 69 | Jacqueline Hyde (2005 Video) | Rolfe Kanefsky | IMDB |
| 70 | Just Follow Law (2007) | Jack Neo | IMDB |
| 71 | Les dissociés (2015) | Raphaël Descraques | IMDB |
| 72 | Lost Highway |
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| 73 | Love a ru mi rai rak arai mai ru (2015) | Jit Khamnoedrat | IMDB |
| 74 | Lyubov-Morkov (2007) | Aleksandr Strizhenov | IMDB |
| 75 | Me Again (2012) | David A.R. White | IMDB |
| 76 | Mechtat ne vredno (2005) | Evgeniy Lavrentev | IMDB |
| 77 | Memory Run (1995 Video) | Allan A. Goldstein | IMDB |
| 78 | Memory Transfer (2015) | Michael Moeh | IMDB |
| 79 | Miss Change (2013) | Cho-Shin Jung | IMDB |
| 80 | Monte Carlo | BuzzFeed | |
| 81 | Mr Ya Miss (2005) | Antara Mali | IMDB |
| 82 | Never Say Die (2017) | Yang Song | IMDB |
| 83 | Nine Lives | The Whisp | |
| 84 | Our Little Science Story (2005 TV Movie) | Grant Johnson | IMDB |
| 85 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Ranker | |
| 86 | Pomnyu – ne pomnyu! (2016) | Vasiliy Rovenskiy | IMDB |
| 87 | Pon un hombre en tu vida (1996) | Eva Lesmes | IMDB |
| 88 | ProSieben FunnyMovie – Eine wie keiner (2008 TV Movie) | Marco Petry | IMDB |
| 89 | Rendez-moi ma peau.. | Patrick Schulmann | IMDB |
| 90 | Sam (I) (2015) | Nicholas Brooks | IMDB |
| 91 | Seconds |
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| 92 | Seitenwechsel (2016) | Vivian Naefe | IMDB |
| 93 | Self/Less |
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| 94 | Self/less (2015) | Tarsem Singh | IMDB |
| 95 | Seventeen Again | BuzzFeed | |
| 96 | Sexual Chemistry (1999) | Mike Sedan | IMDB |
| 97 | Si j’étais elle (2004 TV Movie) | Stéphane Clavier | IMDB |
| 98 | Si j’étais lui (2002 TV Movie) | Philippe Triboit | IMDB |
| 99 | Sister Switch (2015) | Torry Colvin | IMDB |
| 100 | Summer Switch (1984) | Flavorwire | |
| 101 | Suture |
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| 102 | the 1977 one |
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| 103 | The Acid House (1998) | Paul McGuigan | IMDB |
| 104 | The Assignment (I) (2016) | Walter Hill | IMDB |
| 105 | The Beauty Inside (2015) | Jong-Yeol Baek | IMDB |
| 106 | The Cell |
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| 107 | The Christmas Swap (2016 TV Movie) | Jerry LaMothe | IMDB |
| 108 | The Christmas Switch (2014) | Paul Lynch | IMDB |
| 109 | The Cobbler (2014) | Tom McCarthy | IMDB |
| 110 |
The Double Life of Veronique,
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| 111 | The Fall |
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| 112 | The Heckler (2014) | Ben Plazzer | IMDB |
| 113 | The Immortalizer (1990 Video) | Joel Bender | IMDB |
| 114 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie | BuzzFeed | |
| 115 | The Mephisto Waltz (1971) | Paul Wendkos | IMDB |
| 116 | The Nostril Picker (1993) | Mark Nowicki | IMDB |
| 117 | The Parent Trap | BuzzFeed | |
| 118 | The Secret (2007) | Vincent Perez | IMDB |
| 119 | The Sex Trip (2017) | Anthony G. Cohen | IMDB |
| 120 | The Swap (2016 TV Movie) | Jay Karas | IMDB |
| 121 | The Wonderful World of Disney (1995–2005) Episode: A Saintly Switch (1999) | Peter Bogdanovich | IMDB |
| 122 | Trading Places (1984) | GQ | |
| 123 | Virtual Mom (2000 TV Movie) | Laurie Lynd | IMDB |
| 124 | X, Y (2004) | Vladimir Vitkin | IMDB |
| 125 | Xchange (2001) | Allan Moyle | IMDB |
16 Best Body Swap Film Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| AZ Central | Top 10 body-swap and identity-switch movies – AZCentral.com |
| BuzzFeed | 14 Movies Like “The Princess Switch” That You Should Definitely Watch |
| Den Of Geek | 10 age and body swap comedies |
| Empire Online | When Two Became One: A History Of Body Swap Movies – Empire |
| eOnline | Top 9 Best Body-Swap Movies—Without Zac Efron |
| Flavorwire | Generation X’s Most Beloved Body Swap Movies |
| GQ | A Brief History of Body Swap Movies – GQ |
| Huston Press | The Best Body-Swap Movies of All Time in the Past 25 Years or So … |
| IMDB | Body Switch Movies – IMDb |
| List Challenges | Body Swap Movies – How many have you seen? – List Challenges |
| Movie Web | Body Swap Movies Ranked Best to Worst – MovieWeb |
| New Statesman | Farce, philosophy and fantasy: body-swap films have the perfect … |
| Ranker | 20+ Great Movies Where Characters Swap Ages or Bodies – Ranker |
| The Laugh Button | 11 best body swap comedies of all-time – – The Laugh Button |
| The Whisp | The 16 Best Body-Swap Movies You Totally Forgot About – The Whisp |
| Thought Co. | Top 10 Best “Body Switching” Movies – ThoughtCo |
