In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers. As the war drags on, Kay finally dates her trumpet-playing foreman and life gets more complicated.
Swing Shift has generally received mixed reviews.
Perhaps you were looking for:
Cinafilm features reviews from top contributing critics and users.
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 May 1987
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 23 Jul 2008
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
By Pete Croatto (87) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 15 Jan 2004
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
By Kyle B (1,653) on 07 Jun 2015
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
Wow! No positive reviews yet.
Stay tuned - we add thousands of new movie reviews every day.
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
By Scott R (2,451) on 20 Dec 2015
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
By Todd F (201) on 05 Sep 2009
Review of Swing Shift (1984)
By Martina F (15) on 20 Feb 2008
More About This Page
Swing Shift was released in 1984 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 29 reviews, giving Swing Shift (1984) an average rating of 54%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with Swing Shift than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 54%, Swing Shift is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1984, which stands at 57%.
Popular Movies Right Now
