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High school Sophomores Ellie O'Brien (List) and Jack Malloy (Bertrand) have been going through tough times with their families, and both have big events coming up that weekend -- Ellie's rhythmic gymnastics tournament, and Jack's hockey tryouts. When meeting up in the nurse's office, they get in a texting argument culminating in them wishing they had each other's lives, which results in them switching bodies. It isn't long for the two to realize their phones are really magical totems sent down by their ancestors which are powered by emotion, and they work to balance each other's lifestyle and keep their body swap a secret, while simultaneously finding a way to switch back.

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High school Sophomores Ellie O'Brien (List) and Jack Malloy (Bertrand) have been going through tough times with their families, and both have big events coming up that weekend -- Ellie's rhythmic gymnastics tournament, and Jack's hockey tryouts. When meeting up in the nurse's office, they get in a texting argument culminating in them wishing they had each other's lives, which results in them switching bodies. It isn't long for the two to realize their phones are really magical totems sent down by their ancestors which are powered by emotion, and they work to balance each other's lifestyle and keep their body swap a secret, while simultaneously finding a way to switch back.back before the swap becomes permanent.



* RaceAgainstTheClock: The second half of the movie becomes this after Ellie's mom assigns her a new phone. She and Jack have to switch back before Ellie’s current phone loses its service [[CelestialDeadline at noon]] on Ellie’s gymnastics show and Jack’s hockey game, or they’ll be stuck in each other’s bodies forever.

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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The second half of the movie becomes this after Ellie's mom assigns her a new phone. She and Jack have to switch back before Ellie’s current phone aka her totem loses its service [[CelestialDeadline at noon]] on Ellie’s gymnastics show and Jack’s hockey game, or they’ll be stuck in each other’s bodies forever.
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''The Swap'' is a 2016 Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie. The film is based on the young adult novel of the same name written by Megan Shull, and is written by Charlie Shahnaian and Shari Simpson and directed by Jay Karas. It stars Creator/PeytonRList and Creator/JacobBertrand.

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''The Swap'' is a 2016 Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie. The film is based on the young adult novel of the same name written by Megan Shull, and is written by Charlie Shahnaian and Shari Simpson and directed by Jay Karas. It stars Creator/PeytonRList Creator/{{Peyton List|1998}} and Creator/JacobBertrand.
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* HollywoodHomely: Elle whose appearance is made fun of by Aspen and Sassy but is told by everyone else in the book that she’s beautiful and played by the attractive Peyton List in the movie.
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* OnlyChildSyndrome: Ellie has no siblings shown in the movie, which is probably why her mom is so protective of her.



* SecretIdentity: Ellie and Jack want to keep their body swap hidden from their family and friends.
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* AdaptionDyeJob: Elle, who had curly red hair in the book is played by the blonde Peyton List for the movie.

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* AdaptionDyeJob: AdaptationDyeJob: Elle, who had curly red hair in the book is played by the blonde Peyton List for the movie.
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That's the overstatement of the century, lol


* AbusiveParent: Jack's father is pretty much {{Satan}} in human form.
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* HollywoodHomely: Elle whose appearance is made fun of by Aspen and Sassy but is told by everyone else in the book that she’s beautiful and played by the attractive Peyton List in the movie.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Sassy is a minor example. In the book, she has no qualms against trashing Elle to her face whereas in the movie, she has a conversation with Aspen in which she hesitates to cut a friendship off with Elle. She also apologizes at the end of the film.


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* TheCasanova: Sammy, Jack’s friend in the book, who is said to be a bit of a player.

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* BetaBitch: Tori to Sassy in the book, even getting a bag of chips and opening it for her when she’s hungry.


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* GirlPosse: Sassy has one in the book who provide her an audience when she wants to be the center of attention.

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