Changeling

Name: Changeling
Released: 2008-10-24
Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore

Changeling

R
2h 21m
2008

61%

age 17+

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Clint Eastwood directs Oscar® winner Angelina Jolie and Oscar® nominee John Malkovich in a riveting and unforgettable true story. Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins (Jolie) leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son; but he isn’t her boy. Driven by one woman’s relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes LA forever. This emotionally gripping story illustrates the profound power of a mother’s love in “a mesmerizing film that burns in the memory” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Producer:

Writer:

J. Michael Straczynski

Cast:

Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore, Jason Butler Harner, Amy Ryan, Geoff Pierson, Denis O'Hare, Frank Wood

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

61%

Critics Consensus: Beautifully shot and well-acted, Changeling is a compelling story that unfortunately gives in to convention too often.

Reviews

Charleston City Paper

Felicia Feaster

Eastwood may be aiming for a more restrained and dignified sort of period drama with Changeling, b...

Changeling simmers with emotion, tension and that sense of wide-eyed incredulity that comes with s...

October 31, 2019

FULL REVIEW

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Matthew Lucas

A finely crafted and at times mesmerizing film.

Yes, Changeling is a well-made film, but "slick," not "substantial," is the word to describe it al...

Changeling is such a dead weight of poor, blandly prestigious Hollywood genre cinema

December 9, 2018

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 17+

Common Sense Says

Suspenseful, overlong drama isn't meant for kids.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this 1920s-set drama recounts real-life events that could be quite disturbing to children and young teens. It examines the disappearance of a young boy who was likely murdered; some upsetting scenes show what might have been his ghastly misfortune. There are some gory images, and wrongfully imprisoned women are treated very badly in a psych ward. Authority figures are unreliable and commit betrayals, and there's some mild swearing (including a few uses of "f--k") and period-accurate smoking.