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Swindle
Comedy · Crime · TV Movie · 2014
A boy named Griffin finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the baseball card.
Movie details
Swindle
“Two best friends get conned. The payback is on to swindle a swindler.”
2014 Comedy · Crime · TV Movie 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
A boy named Griffin finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the baseball card.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Swindle?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jonathan Judge
Written by
Eric Freiser · Bill Motz · Bob Roth
Jennette McCurdy
Savannah Westcott
Noah Crawford
Griffin Bing
Noah Munck
Darren Vader
Ariana Grande
Amanda Benson
Ciara Bravo
Melissa Bing
Christopher O'Neal
Ben Dupree
Fred Ewanuick
Paul Swindell
Court is in session
Put Swindle on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.