Freakier Friday

Here we go again.

2025 • 110 min • Comedy · Fantasy · Family

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Synopsis

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover lightning might indeed strike twice.

Our family guide

Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

771 reviews

100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
68 Audience · 768 · 47%

Years after their own body-swap experience, Anna and her mother Tess face a new family challenge. When two families merge, lightning strikes twice, leading to another identity crisis for a new generation.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Mild slapstick humor
Some family arguments

What it models well

Family bonding
Empathy and understanding
Navigating blended families
Communication

Talk about it after

What it feels like to walk in someone else's shoes
Dealing with changes in family structure
How to express feelings effectively
The importance of listening to others

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Freakier Friday. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Nisha Ganatra • Crew: Jordan Weiss, Elyse Hollander, Jordan Weiss

Trailers & clips

The Switch - Official Clip

Chad Michael Murray & Manny Jacinto | The Real Heartthrobs of Disney

Available on Digital October 7 and on Blu-ray November 11

How to Spot a Freakier Friday Situation

On Set Secrets

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Original Table Read

Path Legacy

Reviewer notes

Recommended
This is what happens when you let AI write a script. It feels like Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan sat down and prompted AI to write a piece with some bullet points they wanted to do in a movie and just went with what came out. The onscreen performance of the two seemed like they had a bunch of fun on set, but it's not strong enough to carry the whole movie. The cameo appearances are nice but the forced product...
reelistic, TMDB Community

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Ok, first of all, I love the 2 connections of movies when it comes to Jamie Lee Curtis and Disney. If you have seen both Freakier Friday and Haunted Mansion (2023), you will know what I’m talking about. I just really love seeing Jamie in Disney Movies and I hope she continues her career with Disney. Also, I really love Lindsay Lohan. She is such a good actress, she is really cute in my opinion and I hope I can als...
BL1!, TMDB Community

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With “Everything, Everywhere….” (2022) and “The Last Showgirl” (2024) recently under her belt, you just know that Jamie Lee Curtis is going to give her part in this everything she’s got, and she has great fun as the grandmother “Tess” in their quite imaginative rehash of the original from twenty-odd years ago. This time, the body swapping has not just seen her and daughter “Anna” (Lindsay Lohan) change places, but...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community