Swiss Army Man

2016 • 1h 37m •

Comedy Drama Romance Fantasy Adventure

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.9/10

3,921 reviews

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Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.

"We all need some body to lean on."

Top Billed Cast

Paul Dano

Hank

Daniel Radcliffe

Manny

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Sarah

Antonia Ribero

Crissie

Timothy Eulich

Preston

Richard Gross

Hank's Dad

Marika Casteel

Reporter

Andy Hull

Cameraman

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R Reno Verified TMDB Critic

2016-11-04

**Two strangers in an unusual circumstance take a weirdest journey.**

My initial thought was this is a new version of 'Weekend at Bernie's', but very soon I realised it is not. This film is a bit disgusting. Watching alone makes okay or with the close buddies, but not good for beyond that. I totally appreciate the effort and obviously the fresh idea for a film from the Hollywood, but the film is not a masterpiece or entertaining. Because a plot like this is not worth for a 90 minute stretch. It should have been a short film or the story should have developed to a better one.

There are lo...

R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic

2025-04-15

<em>'Swiss Army Man'</em> is bonkers, but then I expected it to be so having seen this directing duo's most recent flick; 2022's <em>'Everything Everywhere All at Once'</em>. It does, at least to me, feel a little thin in parts, though it all ends up coming together nicely.

I only knew that Daniel Radcliffe was in this, Paul Dano was not someone I was expecting to see make an appearance. The casting is great though, both of them are excellent all the way through. At no point was I wishing to see any other characters, those two are perfectly enough.

A movie that makes fart jokes work - if...