Changeling

2008 • 2h 22m •

Crime Drama Mystery

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.6/10

4,595 reviews

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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.

"To find her son, she did what no one else dared."

Top Billed Cast

Angelina Jolie

Christine Collins

John Malkovich

Rev. Gustav Briegleb

Jeffrey Donovan

Captain J.J. Jones

Michael Kelly

Detective Lester Ybarra

Colm Feore

Chief James E. Davis

Jason Butler Harner

Gordon Northcott

Amy Ryan

Carol Dexter

Geoff Pierson

S.S. Hahn

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic

2022-02-10

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<em>'Changeling'</em> is a cracking release from 2008. Angelina Jolie gives a superb performance in the lead role, in a plot that is rather harrowing whilst also being actually incredibly infuriating - as in, the film does a great job at making the antagonists the antagonists.

The cast, spearheaded by Jolie, are excellent. No-one is on her level per se, but there are very good performances from the likes of John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Donovan and Geoff Pierson; kid actor Eddie Alderson also impresses.

I will say that the story wraps up in a quicker manner than I thoug...