Swiped

James and Lance are roommates in a college dorm. Lance, popular with girls, proposes doing minimal work while keeping James on board. James is the strongest student in their basic programming course, hinting at a bigger plan.

Lance learns that James has been coding since childhood and recruits him to build Jungle, the ultimate hookup app. The deal includes paying for James to transfer to an Ivy League school. James agrees and begins planning the project.

James moves into the dorm room as the lead coder, working day and night on Jungle. The app is designed to connect people physically with no strings attached and no names exchanged. The project consumes his time and defines his focus.

James asks Lance to claim Jungle as his own to avoid blame if things go wrong. Lance agrees, taking on the appearance of ownership while pushing development forward. The deception cements their partnership and sets up future tension.

Their computer science professor excuses James from class, citing his constant coding as the reason. James navigates his academics by leaning on Jungle's progress. The arrangement shields him from standard coursework while the project grows.

Christmas break arrives and James witnesses the personal costs of Jungle. His father brings home a very young date he found on the app, and his mother is encouraged by friends to try it as well. Family dynamics strain under the unintended consequences of his creation.

The next day, James tries to recruit his grandparents and their friends to answer questions about their past sexual and relationship experiences. He hopes to measure Jungle's reach across generations. The exercise highlights the broad impact and ethical questions raised by the app.

James discovers his mom back on Jungle and quickly slows the spread by taking down the app and other similar ones. He acts fast to prevent her from getting involved. The moment underscores the personal reach of his creation.

Lance and his crew hear about the takedown and relentlessly push James to re-launch Jungle. They threaten consequences and pressure him back into the project. The demand pulls the story back to campus momentum.

Back on campus, James hides in Hannah's sorority house for safety. He is allowed to stay only if he creates a relationship app for them, forcing him to pivot from a hookup focus to a more controlled platform. The conditional stay ties him to the campus social scene once again.

He returns to his room briefly, but Lance and his friends intercept him and coerce him to stay and restart their app. James uses a relaxing tea to incapacitate them and slips back to the safety of the sorority house. The moment showcases his clever, non-confrontational resolve.

Lance leaks James's involvement to the press, bringing public scrutiny. Hannah confronts James, and he confesses that he worked on the app hoping to connect with her. She reveals she never downloaded it, leaving him exposed and vulnerable.

James urges everyone to stay off all apps to force real, in-person connections. He finally confesses his feelings for Hannah, and they share a kiss, signaling a possible future beyond Jungle. The conclusion centers on personal accountability and genuine relationships.