Swiss Army Man

2016 97 min ★ 6.9 Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Adventure

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.

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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

Aaron Marshall

Officer #1

Shane Carruth

Coroner

Details

Director

Daniel Kwan

Tagline

"We all need some body to lean on."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$5,800,000

Production

BlackBird, Tadmor, Astrakan Films, Cold Iron Pictures, Prettybird

Reviews

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Reno

November 4, 2016

★ 5/10

**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 i...

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r96sk

April 15, 2025

★ 9/10

<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 ca...