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Overview

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.

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The band’s back together and coming to theaters in 2025 🤘

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Julia Butters

Manny Jacinto

Lindsay Lohan

Director:

Nisha Ganatra

Writer:

Jordan Weiss, Elyse Hollander, Jordan Weiss, Mary Rodgers

Release Date:

2025-08-06

Run Time:

110m

Tagline:

Here we go again.

Genres:

Comedy Family Fantasy

Keywords:

amused based on novel or book body exchange body-swap mother daughter relationship sequel

Financials and Popularity

Budget: 42,000,000.00 $

Revenue: 153,176,952.00 $

Vote Average: 6.8/10

Vote Count: 669 Votes

Movie Popularity: 11.5351

Spoken Languages: English

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- 01 May 2026 at 8:30 am

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⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 7/10 THE SUMMARY Anna (Lindsay Lohan) and Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) are back, but the stakes have shifted from teenage angst to the pained chaos of adulthood. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a stepdaughter-to-be, making the family dynamic a bit of a gritty puzzle. When a familiar mystical mishap strikes, a massive multi-generational body swap occurs, forcing everyone to walk a mile in each other’s very different shoes. It’s a sincere, funny, and slightly chaotic look at how the more things change, the more the pained misunderstandings of motherhood stay the same. THE PROS This is an absolute win for the nostalgia crowd. It hits a 7 because the chemistry between Lohan and Curtis is an absolute banger—they haven't lost a step, and seeing them slip back into each other's mannerisms is an honest joy. Jamie Lee Curtis playing a modern, TikTok-savvy teen is an epic highlight that provides most of the film's biggest laughs. The script is a fair shout for being smarter than your average sequel, offering a sincere look at the pained reality of the "sandwich generation" caught between kids and aging parents. It feels gritty and real in its portrayal of family stress, even while the plot is total fantasy. THE CONS It stays at a 7 because the "body swap" trope can feel like a bit of a "head scratcher" in 2025, as the film hits several predictable beats we’ve seen in the original and its various remakes. It misses a higher mark because the subplots involving the younger kids aren't quite as honest or engaging as the central duo's pained journey. The pacing sags slightly in the middle act during a frantic wedding-planning sequence that feels a bit more like a sitcom than a feature film. THE VERDICT 7/10. A gritty, funny, and heartwarming return that proves Lohan and Curtis are a legendary duo. It’s an honest win for fans of the original and a sincere, pained tribute to the madness of being a mum. INSOMNIAC TRIVIA • To keep the performances honest, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis spent days shadowing each other on set, mimicking specific hand gestures and vocal tics to ensure the swap felt visceral. • Chad Michael Murray returns as Jake, and the production team made sure to include several "Easter eggs" in his wardrobe and dialogue that reference his pained heartthrob status from the 2003 film. • The film features a cameo from the original "Fortune Cookie" lady’s family, providing a pained and funny continuity link to the mystical catalyst of the first movie. THE VIBE Like a frantic morning and a cold latte. It smells of expensive perfume, sticky hairspray, and the metallic tang of a misplaced car key.

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The band’s back together and coming to theaters in 2025 🤘

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Julia Butters

Manny Jacinto

Lindsay Lohan

Chad Michael Murray

Mark Harmon

Lucille Soong

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Sophia Hammons

Vanessa Bayer

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Insomniacs Reviews
- 1 May 2026 at 9:30 AM

⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 7/10

THE SUMMARY
Anna (Lindsay Lohan) and Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) are back, but the stakes have shifted from teenage angst to the pained chaos of adulthood. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a stepdaughter-to-be, making the family dynamic a bit of a gritty puzzle. When a familiar mystical mishap strikes, a massive multi-generational body swap occurs, forcing everyone to walk a mile in each other’s very different shoes. It’s a sincere, funny, and slightly chaotic look at how the more things change, the more the pained misunderstandings of motherhood stay the same.

THE PROS
This is an absolute win for the nostalgia crowd. It hits a 7 because the chemistry between Lohan and Curtis is an absolute banger—they haven’t lost a step, and seeing them slip back into each other’s mannerisms is an honest joy. Jamie Lee Curtis playing a modern, TikTok-savvy teen is an epic highlight that provides most of the film’s biggest laughs. The script is a fair shout for being smarter than your average sequel, offering a sincere look at the pained reality of the “sandwich generation” caught between kids and aging parents. It feels gritty and real in its portrayal of family stress, even while the plot is total fantasy.

THE CONS
It stays at a 7 because the “body swap” trope can feel like a bit of a “head scratcher” in 2025, as the film hits several predictable beats we’ve seen in the original and its various remakes. It misses a higher mark because the subplots involving the younger kids aren’t quite as honest or engaging as the central duo’s pained journey. The pacing sags slightly in the middle act during a frantic wedding-planning sequence that feels a bit more like a sitcom than a feature film.

THE VERDICT
7/10. A gritty, funny, and heartwarming return that proves Lohan and Curtis are a legendary duo. It’s an honest win for fans of the original and a sincere, pained tribute to the madness of being a mum.

INSOMNIAC TRIVIA
• To keep the performances honest, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis spent days shadowing each other on set, mimicking specific hand gestures and vocal tics to ensure the swap felt visceral.

• Chad Michael Murray returns as Jake, and the production team made sure to include several “Easter eggs” in his wardrobe and dialogue that reference his pained heartthrob status from the 2003 film.

• The film features a cameo from the original “Fortune Cookie” lady’s family, providing a pained and funny continuity link to the mystical catalyst of the first movie.

THE VIBE
Like a frantic morning and a cold latte. It smells of expensive perfume, sticky hairspray, and the metallic tang of a misplaced car key.

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