Movies Like Freaky Friday (2003)

Freaky Friday is a 2003 comedy, family, fantasy film from Mark Waters with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Freakier Friday and Like Father Like Son.

Comedy Family Fantasy

Freakier Friday

2025

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover lightning might indeed strike twice.

6.8

MagicScore

Like Father Like Son

1987

Dr. Jack Hammond has best chances to become medical superintendent in the clinic. So he's completely absorbed in his work and has no understanding for his teenage son Chris' problems with school. By accident one of them drinks a brain-exchanging serum, and it switches their identities. This leads of course to extraordinary complications in school and at work, but also to insight in the problems and feelings of each other.

5.7

MagicScore

Vice Versa

1988

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

5.8

MagicScore

Wish Upon a Star

1996

A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.

6.5

MagicScore

It's a Boy Girl Thing

2006

A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.

6.5

MagicScore

Sissi

1955

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.

7.3

MagicScore

The Russian Bride

2019

A Russian woman travels to America with her daughter to marry a reclusive billionaire offering them a better life, but soon begins to suspect her new husband might have a far more sinister plan for their arrangement.

5.2

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

7.1

MagicScore

27 Dresses

2008

Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

She's the One

1996

Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, are extremely competitive and confused about women as a result of their father's influence. Though they disagree about everything, they have one thing in common: Mickey's ex-fiance Heather is Francis's secret love. Though both brothers have beautiful wives, Heather triggers their longtime sibling rivalry

5.4

MagicScore

#11

Prelude to a Kiss

1992

A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.

5.6

MagicScore

#12

4 Minute Mile

2014

A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

2004

After moving to New Jersey, Lola bags a coveted role in a school play, which earns her the wrath of Carla, the most popular girl in school, who will do anything to ruin Lola's life.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

17 Again

2009

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Wayne's World 2

1993

A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornée.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973

In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Bride of the Year

2026

When Lienkie's dream of budding a family of her own come crashing down, she hatches a devious plan to win "Bride of the Year" and get back at her ex.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding

2006

With just weeks before their royal wedding, Paige and Edvard find their relationship and the Danish monarchy in jeopardy when an old law is brought to light, stating that an unmarried heir to the throne may marry only a woman of noble blood or else he must relinquish his crown.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967

Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poet and a painter. He is doing his military service. Simon owns a music shop, he left Paris one month ago to come back where he fell in love 10 years ago. They are looking for love, looking for each other, without being aware that their ideal partner is very close...

7.7

MagicScore

#20

Freaky

2020

A mystical, ancient dagger causes a notorious serial killer to magically switch bodies with a 17-year-old girl.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Freaky Friday?

The top films similar to Freaky Friday by MovieMagicScore are Freakier Friday (6.8), Like Father Like Son (5.7), Vice Versa (5.8). Each shares comedy/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Freaky Friday worth watching?

Freaky Friday holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 4,090 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Freaky Friday?

Freaky Friday (2003) is a comedy, family, fantasy film directed by Mark Waters, starring Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Harold Gould.

Where can I find more recommendations like Freaky Friday?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Freaky Friday

This ranked list pairs Freaky Friday (2003), a comedy and family and fantasy film from Mark Waters, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lindsay Lohan take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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