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By Design

Feb 13, 2026
1h 31m
★ 7.0

Overview

A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.

Genres

Comedy
Fantasy
Romance

Production Companies

Cold Iron Pictures
Smudge Films

Cast

Juliette Lewis

Camille

Juliette Lewis

Mamoudou Athie

Olivier

Mamoudou Athie

Samantha Mathis

Lisa

Samantha Mathis

Robin Tunney

Irene

Robin Tunney

Alisa Torres

Marta

Alisa Torres

Clifton Collins Jr.

Jacob the Stalker

Clifton Collins Jr.

Keir Gilchrist

Gary

Keir Gilchrist

Madison McKinley

Sarah the Stockest

Madison McKinley

Miranda Bailey

Diane the Wailing Woman

Miranda Bailey

Cristo Montt

Gio

Cristo Montt

Bridey Elliott

Regina

Bridey Elliott

Greer Cohen

Esther

Greer Cohen

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