By Design
4.9
“Have you heard about the movie where Juliette Lewis plays a chair?”
A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
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Cast
27 people
Juliette Lewis
Camille
Known for
Natural Born Killers
Yellowjackets
Mamoudou Athie
Olivier
Known for
Elemental
Archive 81
Samantha Mathis
Lisa
Known for
American Psycho
The Strain
Robin Tunney
Irene
Known for
The Mentalist
Prison Break
Alisa Torres
Marta
Also in
Raised by Wolves
Please Baby Please
Clifton Collins Jr.
Jacob the Stalker
Known for
Westworld
Pacific Rim
Keir Gilchrist
Gary
Known for
It Follows
Atypical
Madison McKinley
Sarah the Stockest
Known for
The Smurfs
The Other Woman
Miranda Bailey
Diane the Wailing Woman
Known for
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
The Oh in Ohio
Cristo Montt
Gio
Known for
El Presidente
The Stranger
Bridey Elliott
Regina
Known for
Mosaic
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
Greer Cohen
Esther
Also in
The Drama
Dream Scenario
Amanda Kramer Director · Giulio Carmassi Composer Bryan Scary Composer
United States release February 13, 2026 · Produced in United States · Production Smudge Films
Production
Cold Iron Pictures
Production
Smudge Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2025
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · February 13, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · March 17, 2026
Digital
United States
May 20, 2025 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 21, 2025 · Premiere · Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
July 12, 2025 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
Australia
August 10, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
United Kingdom
October 16, 2026 · Theatrical
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