Switch

Switch

Directed by Frédéric Schoendoerffer

Produced by France 2 Cinéma, Pathé

2011104 min5.9 / 10

A tense thriller built on mistaken identity and paranoia, where an innocent woman is trapped in a nightmare of false accusation and murder.

In Montreal, the unemployed fashion designer Sophie Malaterre is shown a website, switch.com, where it is possible to switch houses with a stranger for vacation. Sophie seeks an apartment in Paris nearby the Eiffel Tower that belongs to Bénédicte Serteaux and they change apartments. Sophie arrives in Paris on Saturday morning. The next morning, policemen break in the apartment and arrest Sophie while she is having a bath. Detective Damien Forgeat interrogates Sophie believing that she is Bénédicte and she learns that a beheaded body was found in her room and all evidence of her life has been deleted.

Questions people ask

  • Is Switch easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Switch scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Switch end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Switch violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Switch sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Switch

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Switch

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Switch, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Switch, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Switch, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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