Swapped
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
ColliderRohan NaaharMay 8, 2026
Swapped takes the tropes of body-swap comedies of the past and filters them through a decidedly contemporary lens. Read full review
79
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiMay 2, 2026
Swapped won’t change the world, probably, but it’s a step above a lot of similar films and an effective fantasy story for all ages. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 1, 2026
On the story level, Swapped is simple to a fault, yet there’s a surprise enchantment to it — it’s a woodland fairy tale for seven-year-olds, but on that score it’s visually ravishing and actually rather touching. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 1, 2026
The film never gets too heavy-handed in its themes, thanks to its fast pacing, frequent doses of humor, and myriad plot twists, including one that qualifies as a doozy. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comZachary LeeMay 1, 2026
What this Netflix original lacks in narrative originality, it makes up for through a game voice cast, a wonderfully realized world, and a surprisingly dark spin on its story. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanMay 1, 2026
Pelage and plumage noticeably lack the tactile quality of a Pixar extravaganza, but the animation gets a pass for the movie’s purposes — namely, to impart a message that communities should trust each other, whether they’re covered in rotely-rendered feathers or fur. Read full review
50
Next Best PictureDaniel HowatMay 1, 2026
Swapped is a perfectly serviceable animated film that younger viewers will connect with. Unfortunately, despite flashes of inspiration, it suffers from dreaded forgettability; it’s too reminiscent of recent, better films with similar plots, tropes, and themes, and never quite finds the spark it needs to stand out. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerMay 1, 2026
Even if it wasn’t hot on the tail of Pixar’s Hoppers, Swapped would still be an overly familiar adventure towards empathy, one light on comedy and insight despite plenty of visual imagination in its world of flora-fauna hybrids. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 1, 2026
A cute, simple, and very colorful fable of a film that will almost exclusively appeal to the youngest of kids. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMay 1, 2026
The off-brand, bought down the market quality of Skydance animation is initially less of a problem here without the poorly realised humans of Luck and Spellbound to distract but there’s still no immersion or sweep to the world being created, just bright colours which might be enough for some toddlers. Read full review
30
Screen RantGrant HermannsMay 1, 2026
Unfortunately for the streamer, their latest outing, Swapped, is not merely bound to be forgotten. It's also one of Netflix's worst animated movies yet." Read full review
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