PG-13

Like Father Like Son

Chris and his dad have accidentally changed bodies - but no big deal. Chris gets the Jag and the Gold Card. Dad gets the fake ID and the bio final.

1987 • 96 min • Comedy · Fantasy

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 11

Movie Knight Score

153 reviews

57 Audience · 153 · 100%

A career-focused doctor and his teenage son accidentally swap bodies, leading to comical mishaps at work and high school. They gain new perspectives on each other's lives.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 2/10
Scary moments: 0/10

Heads up

Teenage dating situations
Some crude humor
References to alcohol use

What it models well

Empathy and understanding
Family bonds
Seeing life from another perspective

Talk about it after

How does understanding someone else's day help you relate to them?
What challenges would you face living as your parent?
How important is communication in a family?

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