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Changeling

  • 2008
  • R
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
260K
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Angelina Jolie and Gattlin Griffith in Changeling (2008)
Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie in The Changeling, a drama in which a mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.
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Grief-stricken mother Christine Collins takes on the L.A.P.D. to her own detriment when they try to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child.Grief-stricken mother Christine Collins takes on the L.A.P.D. to her own detriment when they try to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child.Grief-stricken mother Christine Collins takes on the L.A.P.D. to her own detriment when they try to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child.

  • Director
    • Clint Eastwood
  • Writer
    • J. Michael Straczynski
  • Stars
    • Angelina Jolie
    • Colm Feore
    • Amy Ryan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    260K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,831
    48
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writer
      • J. Michael Straczynski
    • Stars
      • Angelina Jolie
      • Colm Feore
      • Amy Ryan
    • 501User reviews
    • 273Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 14 wins & 55 nominations total

    Videos8

    Changeling: Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:16
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    Changeling: Christine Is Introduced To The Boy
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    Watch Changeling: Christine Is Introduced To The Boy
    Changeling: Christine Presents Evidence About The Boy
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    Watch Changeling: Christine Presents Evidence About The Boy
    Changeling: Dr. Steele Questions Christine
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    Watch Changeling: Dr. Steele Questions Christine
    Changeling: Briegleb And A Lawyer Visit Christine
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    Watch Changeling: Briegleb And A Lawyer Visit Christine
    Changeling: Christine Yells At The Boy
    Clip 0:46
    Watch Changeling: Christine Yells At The Boy
    Changeling: Captain Jones Insists
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    Changeling: Briegleb Warns Christine About The Lapd
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    Watch Changeling: Briegleb Warns Christine About The Lapd

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    Angelina Jolie and Devon Conti in Changeling (2008)
    Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, and Robert Lorenz in Changeling (2008)
    Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie in Changeling (2008)
    Angelina Jolie and Devon Conti in Changeling (2008)
    Angelina Jolie in Changeling (2008)
    Angelina Jolie and Jeffrey Donovan in Changeling (2008)
    Angelina Jolie and Gattlin Griffith in Changeling (2008)
    John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie, and Geoff Pierson in Changeling (2008)
    Angelina Jolie in Changeling (2008)
    Michael Kelly in Changeling (2008)
    Jason Butler Harner in Changeling (2008)
    John Malkovich in Changeling (2008)

    Top cast

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    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Christine Collins
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Chief James E. Davis
    Amy Ryan
    Amy Ryan
    • Carol Dexter
    Gattlin Griffith
    Gattlin Griffith
    • Walter Collins
    Michelle Gunn
    Michelle Gunn
    • Sandy
    Jan Devereaux
    Jan Devereaux
    • Operator
    Erica Grant
    • Operator
    Antonia Bennett
    • Operator
    Kerri Randles
    Kerri Randles
    • Operator
    Frank Wood
    Frank Wood
    • Ben Harris
    Morgan Eastwood
    Morgan Eastwood
    • Girl on Tricycle
    Madison Hodges
    • Neighborhood Girl
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Rev. Gustav Briegleb
    Devon Conti
    • Arthur Hutchins
    Ric Sarabia
    Ric Sarabia
    • Man at Diner
    J.P. Bumstead
    • Cook
    Jeffrey Donovan
    Jeffrey Donovan
    • Captain J.J. Jones
    Debra Christofferson
    Debra Christofferson
    • Police Matron at Train
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writer
      • J. Michael Straczynski
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski first learned of the story of Christine Collins from an unnamed source at Los Angeles City Hall. The source had stumbled across case files regarding the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders among other discarded documents scheduled for destruction. Straczynski took the files and became obsessed with the case, doing extensive research over the course of a year. He tried to make it into a television project, but never found a solid way to do that. Virtually every event depicted in this movie appears as cited in legal documents, with dialogue often taken verbatim from court transcripts. Straczynski wrote his first draft of the screenplay in only 11 days.
    • Goofs
      Detective Ybarra uses the term "serial killer," coined by FBI Special Agent Robert K. Ressler in the 1970s.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Christine Collins: Three boys made a run for it that night, Detective, and if one got out, then maybe either or both of the other two did too. Maybe Walter's out there having the same fears that he did. Afraid to come home and identify himself, or afraid to get in trouble. But either way, it gives me something I didn't have before today.

      Detective Lester Ybarra: What's that?

      Christine Collins: Hope.

    • Crazy credits
      The black-and-white Universal logo used in the 1940s opens the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009)

    User reviews501

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    WOW......SAD BUT WOW
    Heartbreaking yet captivating, Changeling's story was fascinating all the way through, even if the first half was a little slow. It certainly was a compelling story, shot beautifully, and written well. Angelina Jolie gave a mesmerizing performance as grief stricken Christine Collins, as well as the many young actors in the film. It's certainly worth the time.
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    5
    • MrHeraclius
    • Feb 23, 2020

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    • Upon which events is this film based?
    • What is a "changeling"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Universal (Germany)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sự Hoài Nghi
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Fe Railroad Depot - 1170 W. 3rd Street, San Bernardino, California, USA(Train Station)
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Malpaso Productions
      • Relativity Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,739,802
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $489,015
      • Oct 26, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $113,398,237
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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