Seventeen Again (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Seventeen Again is a comedy, fantasy, drama and family film directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd, running about 97 minutes. “It's a Major Mix Up!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Cat and Gene have been divorced for several years. They are both visiting their son and their grandchildren, Sydney and Willie. Willie's a genius who develops a formula that makes who uses it young again, it inadvertently spills into some soap that Willie places in his grandparents room. When each of them uses it they finds themselves 17 again. Willie had to find a way to reverse the process but will his grandparents want to be old again?

Who’s in it. Seventeen Again stars Tia Mowry as Sydney Donovan, Tamera Mowry-Housley as Young Cat Donovan, Tahj Mowry as Willie Donovan and Robert Hooks as Grandpa Gene Donovan, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Seventeen Again has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Aspire TV Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Seventeen Again page.

If you liked it. Fans of Seventeen Again tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.