Swiss Army Man

Name: Swiss Army Man
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: 2016-06-24
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Shane Carruth, Jessica Harbeck, Antonia Ribero, Marika Casteel, Richard Gross

We all need some body to lean on.

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

6/24/2016

Runtime

97 mins

Genres

Adventure Drama Romance Fantasy Comedy

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$5,800,000

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A wildly inventive buddy comedy that treats the ridiculous premise, a suicidal man befriending a reanimated corpse, with genuine emotional sincerity. It's a film that swings between absurdist humor and aching tenderness, anchored by the strange intimacy of its two protagonists.

Mood

AbsurdBittersweetWhimsicalDefiant

Themes

FriendshipSurvivalLoveIsolationComing apart

Tone

Playful

Pacing

Steady

Look

Stylized genrePractical effects

Structure

Two-hander

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

Jessica Harbeck

Officer #2 (uncredited)

Reviews

stormaciousd

Dec 26, 2025

Written and directed by Daniel and Daniel, starring Daniel and Dano. Other names exist, guys!
I was not prepared for how weird Swiss Army Man is, and somehow I never got used to it. The jet skiing a few minutes in blew my mind, and then every subsequent weird thing blew it again. Nothing was what I would have expected. Wild. I love post-HP Daniel Radcliffe.

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