The Switch
2010 · 101 min · Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) and Wally (Jason Bateman) are best friends. Being unlucky in love, Kassie has decided to have a child using artificial insemination. Wally doesn't like this idea, but he isn't capable of admitting to himself, let alone to Kassie, that he's in love with her. At Kassie's artificial insemination party, Wally gets very drunk and spies the sperm donor's sample in the bathroom. Wally was way too drunk to know what he did that night, and Kassie has moved away because she doesn't feel that New York City is a place to raise a child. Now 7 years later, Kassie has moved back with her son Sebastian. While she is looking to get Roland (the sperm donor) more involved in their lives, Wally can't help but notice the many striking similarities that he and Sebastian share.
Emotional fingerprint
The Switch (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 47 % | 47 % | 8 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 48 % | 46 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 48 % | 45 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Humor | 48 % | 45 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Joy | 46 % | 44 % | 29 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 45 % | 43 % | 20 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 43 % | 39 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 40 % | 33 % | 16 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 43 % | 32 % | 21 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 50 % | 34 % | 20 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 56 % | 28 % | 14 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 51 % | 25 % | 11 % | 49 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 44 % | 29 % | 13 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 44 % | 30 % | 13 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 48 % | 29 % | 15 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 55 % | 21 % | 15 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 66 % | 13 % | 10 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 75 % | 14 % | 21 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Joy | 73 % | 16 % | 48 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Joy | 65 % | 12 % | 58 % | 3 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Sebastian
Knit Hat Guy
Declan
Jessica
Party Guest #2
Actor on Stage
Man in Theater
Waiter
Woman on Bus
Girl at Pizzeria
Older Sebastian
Details
- Directed by
- Josh Gordon, Will Speck
- Written by
- Jeffrey Eugenides, Allan Loeb
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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