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Twin sisters discover trading places isn't quite as simple as they imagined in this comedy for the whole family. Emma Stanton (Ashley Olsen) and Samantha Stanton (Mary-Kate Olsen) are a pair of 12-yea... read more read more...r-old identical twins who look alike, but otherwise have little in common. Samantha -- or Sam, as most everyone calls her -- loves sports and isn't much on frilly stuff, while Emma is a junior fashion maven who doesn't have any use for her sister's tomboy interests. Their father (Eric Lutes) thinks he doesn't have a close enough relationship with Emma, so he decides to draft her onto the winning girls' soccer team he's coaching; their mother (Kathryn Greenwood) signs Sam up for a second-string team coached by someone who acts as if he could hardly be bothered to watch the game. Neither Sam nor Emma is happy with this situation, so they decide to swap places on the teams; at first, neither Mom or Dad are the wiser, but when the girls' wildly different levels of play become obvious, Emma discovers she has to act like Sam to keep her folks from catching on to their plan, and vice versa. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: David Steinberg

Release Date: April 1, 2000

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DVD Release Date: June 11, 2002

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  • youngboy832002
    August 26, 2011
    youngboy832002
    This was a decent movie with the twins. Not as good as some of there other stuff they have done but I think there is lessons to be learned in this movie for kids. A definite family show that you and the kids can sit down and watch together.
  • SummerBound
    December 8, 2007
    SummerBound
    i used to love the olson twins, and even though i cant play soccer, its fun watching people who can!
  • rachelpinkrox
    September 17, 2007
    rachelpinkrox
    I really like this early movie of the Olsen twins. We also have this movie. It's great, funny & cool.
  • SparkleAndShine
    April 3, 2007
    SparkleAndShine
    Great storyline, but the thing I didn't like about it was the mom that played in it. She didn't know how to act, and the fact that she just thought she was all that and could control everything and everybody. I didn't like that. Otherwise, I'd give it a 5 star!

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Scott Weinberg
November 22, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

So horrific are the Olsen flicks that their only logical use could be as "bad-behavior deterrents" (As in: "Behave yourself or I'll put on that Olsen twins movie!") Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 2, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
July 30, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Brian Webster
January 1, 2000
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide

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