Swiped
Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): September 19, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
IGNCarlos MoralesSep 30, 2025
Swiped is constructed well-enough for the movie it’s trying to be, but its lack of ambition and nuance keep it from being its best self. It can still be a worthwhile enough watch for Lily James’ admirable performance as Whitney Wolfe, but the movie never affords its subject the same level of depth as what James tries to imbue her with. Read full review
60
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiSep 11, 2025
All told, Swiped is a conventional, even hopeful biopic. Lily James is great in the lead role. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloSep 19, 2025
At a time when it seems like women’s representation seems to be regressing, the intention of the film feels more timely now than when the film ends in 2019, before the pandemic, and the fondness for dating apps starts to wear off. But it was the user experience of the film—where its simplistic narrative design leaves no surprises and plenty of shallow characters—that felt unsatisfying. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonSep 18, 2025
James has a great capacity to pull fragility and strength together, and her performance is the movie’s backbone. The movie itself is both shakier and shallower. Read full review
50
Next Best PictureEma SasicSep 11, 2025
Though James does her best with what she’s given, this movie doesn’t provide a full and rich look at Wolfe Herd’s life, who is certainly a lot more than just her career achievements (they are immensely impressive, but shouldn’t define her). Read full review
50
ColliderEmma KielySep 9, 2025
Hulu's Whitney Wolfe biopic never tries to break free from the predictable confines of the genre. Read full review
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IndieWireRyan LattanzioOct 15, 2025
The film’s anti-patriarchal thesis is a worthy one that feels oddly undeveloped given that it’s the entire point, the actors here merely reading lines from a script as pat as a canned solicitation to swipe right. Read full review
40
The IndependentClarisse LoughreySep 19, 2025
Swiped is far more interested in convincing us that Bumble’s earned its feminist credentials than in exploring what being a “feminist company” actually means when there are billions of dollars on the table. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanSep 11, 2025
While the Hulu release ultimately adopts a tone of triumph, its themes of empowerment ring hollow coming from such a thinly written script. It’s most persuasive as a portrait of the frequently toxic culture surrounding those apps to begin with. Read full review
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