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Switching Channels

1988·1h 45m·PG
CrimeComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 5.9/10
4,468 votes

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

Switching Channels is a 1988 crime comedy movie directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner, Ned Beatty. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 from 4,468 votes and runs 1h 45m.

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Director
Ted Kotcheff
Stars
Burt Reynolds
Kathleen Turner
Ned Beatty
Christopher Reeve
Details
1988-03-04
105 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English, French
Keywords
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