Switch

Where to Watch Switch (1991) (Legally)

Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?
May 10, 1991 US 104 min R
5.9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
256 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1991), without spoilers.

It sits in the Fantasy, Comedy space and is paced for about 104 minutes.

Top billed names include Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

dying and death, blackmail, redemption, reincarnation, role reversal, womanizer, god, murder, purgatory, psychic, devil, advertising

Plot

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.

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Main cast

Ellen Barkin
as Amanda Brooks
Jimmy Smits
as Walter Stone
JoBeth Williams
as Margo Brofman
Lorraine Bracco
as Sheila Faxton
Tony Roberts
as Arnold Freidkin
Perry King
as Steve Brooks
Bruce Payne
as The Devil
Basil Hoffman
as Higgins