an exchange of bodies causes certainties and privileges to collapse

Who doesn’t like iffilms based on body swapping? Well, it’s really difficult to find someone who doesn’t like this type of event because, if you think about it, it would be incredible (if it actually happened in real life). And so, here it is Rai 1 he decided to focus on one new fiction which has this very theme as its fulcrum and which features two actors much loved by the Italian public as protagonists: Marco Bocci e Laura Chiatti. The title of the fiction is If I Were You but, we know well that it is not the first time in the history of cinema that body swapping has been treated as a topic. Here, therefore, in this paragraph we want to mention some films that deal with it identity exchange and they liked it a lot.

Films focused on body swapping: from If I Were You to Everything Happened on a Friday to Family Switch

As we anticipated, Rai 1 wants to focus on a new fiction, defined as ‘a Christmas fairy tale’, which will be broadcast on two evenings: the first part was broadcast yesterday, Sunday 28 December 2025the second will air tonight, Monday 29th. Obviously, the theme of identity exchange has been covered several times over the years, especially in movies. Below, in addition to the fiction, we will reveal some of the most iconic films who have covered this topic.

If I Were You (2025)

Let’s start from fiction with Marco Bocci e Laura Chiattihusband and wife in real life but not in fiction, and this helps to make this exchange of roles even more interesting. also available for streaming on RaiPlaythe story revolves around Massimo Mancusowidowed worker with two children and a sick father, e Valentina Sangiorgidaughter of the owner of the company where they work, live polar opposite lives. Approaching Christmas, both face personal crises: Massimo’s son needs an expensive operation and Valentina’s father becomes seriously ill. An unexpected event leads them to literally swapping roles: Massimo finds himself in Valentina’s comfortable life, while she experiences his difficult daily life. Through this experience, they discover each other’s worlds and a journey of mutual knowledge and understanding begins. The cast also includes:

• Vincenzo Ferrera
• Sebastiano Somma
• Leo Mannise
• Martin Bonan
• Matteo Schiavone
• Sergio Leone
• Paola Ceracchi
• Mariella Valentini
• Bebo Storti
• Nino Frassica

It All Happened on a Friday (1976) – Freaky Friday

This is, undoubtedly, the progenitor of remakes that there were, and that defined the body swap genre. Ellen, a working mother, and Annabel, her teenage daughter, they swap bodies after having expressed the same desire, learning to see the world from the other’s point of view. The film manages to make you laugh and reflect at the same time, and above all shows the difficulty of understanding other people’s responsibilities. In the cast:

• Barbara Harris
• Jodie Foster
• John Astin
• Susan Flannery

You can find it streaming on: Disney+ and Apple TV.

Freaky Friday (2003) – Freaky Friday

Faithful and updated remake of the previously mentioned film, with fresh comedy and unforgettable characters. Mother and daughter argue until a magical event forces them to swap bodies, forced to live each other’s lives. In the cast we find:

• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Lindsay Lohan
• Mark Harmon
• Chad Michael Murray
• Harvey Fierstein

In streaming: Disney+, Prime Video e Apple Tv.

Freaky Friday Gets Crazier (2025)

Another remake released this year, which features a new generation involved in body swapswith simultaneous episodes that multiply comical situations and misunderstandings. In the cast:

• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Lindsay Lohan
• many young faces

In streaming: Disney+, Apple Tv, Prime Video e Tim Vision.

BoyGirl – Questione di… Sesso (2006) – It’s a Boy Girl Thing

In this film, a boy and a girl who they can’t stand each other they end up swapping bodies, facing school, friends and first loves from the other perspective. In the cast:

• Kevin Zegers
• Samaire Armstrong
• Kris Lemche
• Solomon Peirce

In streaming: Prime Video.

Wife and Husband (2017)

Another film about mistaken identity. A couple in crisis find themselves in each other’s bodies and must face work, family and daily life with new eyes. In the cast:

• Pierfrancesco Favino
• Kasia Smutniak
• Michele Di Mauro
• Isabella Ragonese

In streaming: NOW, Prime Video, Rakuten TV ed Apple TV.

Family Switch (2023)

And finally, we can’t not include Family Switch. The members of a family they swap bodies due to an astrological eventliving the lives of others for a day. In the cast we find:

• Jennifer Garner
• Ed Helms
• Emma Myers
• Brady Noon

In streaming: Netflix.

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