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Changeling (2008)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Clint Eastwood
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    Christine Collins Angelina Jolie
  • Profile picture of John Malkovich
    Rev. Gustav Briegleb John Malkovich
  • Profile picture of Jeffrey Donovan
    Captain J.J. Jones Jeffrey Donovan
  • Profile picture of Michael Kelly
    Detective Lester Ybarra Michael Kelly
  • Profile picture of Colm Feore
    Chief James E. Davis Colm Feore
  • Profile picture of Jason Butler Harner
    Gordon Northcott Jason Butler Harner
  • Profile picture of Amy Ryan
    Carol Dexter Amy Ryan
  • Profile picture of Geoff Pierson
    S.S. Hahn Geoff Pierson

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  • police corruption
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  • single mother
  • street urchin
  • missing child
  • mental asylum
  • mental hospital
  • shock treatment
  • 1920s
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  • desperate woman
  • disbelieving cop
  • child abduction
  • telephone switchboard operator
  • female hysteria
  • police coverup
  • apathetic