Ninety minutes spent learning how not to pick up girls. This is what the movies were made for, isn't it?
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06/24/06
Swingers (1996)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:41
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: SWINGERS follows insecure Mike and smooth-talking Trent, two retro-hip showbiz wanna-bes, as they make the scene at various clubs in Hollywood and Vegas. During their martini-fueled odyssey, the... [More]
Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham, Ron Livingston
Director: Doug Liman
Reviews for Swingers
Top CriticOne of the sharpest male-oriented comedies of the 1990s.
10/04/09
Top CriticDirector-cinematographer Doug Liman gets points for breathing a bit of life into an already tired indie sub genre.
10/04/09
Actor-screenwriter Favreau and director Liman demonstrate with Swingers that they're definitely 'money.'
01/01/00
The first and best outing from Favreau and Vaughan. Trendy, but hilarious. VEGAS, BABY - VEGAS!
03/18/03
[An] insubstantial but satisfying project that’s a good movie for 20-somethings and everyone else who wants to get a smile out of someone else’s relationship angst for a change.
02/14/01
One of the most sincere and earnest looks into single life in the 90s, Swingers is nothing but -- in the terms of its resident lounge lizards -- money.
01/01/00
One of those very rare movies where you really come out a changed, happier person -- at least for awhile. Hey, maybe I'm money, and I don't even know it!
09/27/02
Shows that honesty and humanity aren't incompatible with comedy in modern Hollywood.
02/03/04
Directed in flair by Doug Liman, with winning performances from Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, this comedy is the most successful since Diner of what could be described as a cycle of "walking and talking" and "hanging out" pictures.
12/01/06
No review available.
01/01/00
Screenwriter Favreau strengthens the characters and the reality of the situations by making wonderful use of language and male jargon.
02/27/01
Like a Les Brown tune, a really dry martini and a hug from a good buddy, Swingers makes you feel warm all over, baby.
01/01/00
Mr. Favreau wrote this screenplay with his real friends in mind. And the cast's camaraderie is appealingly clear.
05/20/03
Top CriticNot only are its characters more realistic and sympathetic than Quentin Tarantino's, but Swingers is much more good-natured and even likable than anything he has ever done.
01/01/00
The arc is nothing new, but the writing and pacing make it fresh and energetic, at least enough for it to have became a cult classic.
05/05/08
Captures the yearnings and motives - both romantic and pathetic - of guys in their 20s like no film since Diner.
06/21/02
A guy film that gives you something to latch onto, that makes male bonding both believable and appealing.
02/14/01
Top CriticLatest News for Swingers
September 19, 2008:
Favreau, Vaughn Reunite for Couples Therapy 
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April 28, 2006:
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October 06, 2005:
Favreau Handed the "John Carter of Mars" Project
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