Two strangers swap bodies, navigating a dreamlike, whimsical romance with a touch of melancholy.
Romantic and uplifting. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Some innuendo or implied sex, which is more than most PG titles carry. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated PG.
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High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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