Overview
- The film is streaming now on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally following its Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
- Whitney Wolfe Herd said in a CNBC interview she asked her lawyer two years ago to stop the project and she did not participate due to nondisclosure agreements.
- Swiped dramatizes Wolfe Herd’s journey from early work at Tinder and a 2014 sexual harassment lawsuit to founding Bumble, with the case reported to have settled out of court for about $1 million.
- A closing disclaimer acknowledges fictionalization, reflecting the filmmakers’ reliance on public records and dramatized scenes because primary sources were legally constrained.
- Reception is mixed, with praise for Lily James and critiques of shallow storytelling, and Fortune reports a 37% Rotten Tomatoes score.