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Changeling

2008 · Movie · R · 141 min · ★ 7.6 · 62% critics

CrimeDramaMystery

In 1928 Los Angeles, a single mother’s son disappears, and a supposed reunion only deepens the nightmare. As she fights to be believed, her search for the truth uncovers a disturbing web of corruption, pressure, and injustice.

Based on Wineville Chicken Coop Murders

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Details
Years
2008
Release date
2008-10-24
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
141 min
Critic score
62/100
TMDB rating
7.6/10 (4,488 votes)
Box office
$113,398,237
Budget
$55,000,000
About

If you like dark, fact-based mysteries such as Prisoners or Gone Baby Gone, this offers tense, emotional searching and righteous anger; Not for you if you want a light watch or neat comfort by the end.

Pros: gripping true-story mystery; powerful lead performance; haunting emotional weight | Cons: very bleak tone; emotionally exhausting; somewhat long runtime

Themes

  • biography
  • based on true story
  • clergyman
  • child in peril
  • police corruption
  • los angeles, california
  • single mother
  • street urchin
  • missing child
  • mental asylum
  • mental hospital
  • shock treatment
  • +10 more

Awards & recognition

  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2009 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Clint Eastwood