Changeling

Changeling (2008)

  • 62% of critics liked it
    (194 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (208,708 ratings)

Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and left for work. When she came home, she discovered he had vanished. A fruitless search ensues, and months later, a boy claiming to be the nine-year-old is returned. Dazed by the swirl of… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
J. Michael Straczynski
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Oct 24, 2008 Wide
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Wally Hammond, Time Out

    It's a tough movie but also rewarding and inspiring: something of a quiet triumph.

  • Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com

    Eastwood, who has made fine movies in recent years, has got hold of a humdinger of a story. But he's too detached and lazy here.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Clint Eastwood's Changeling falls into a common trap: by trying to do too much, it accomplishes too little.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    This is one movie where the star really is the star. And delivers a performance of which any actress can be truly proud.

  • Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

    If Changeling lacks the knockout power of, say, Million Dollar Baby, it proves that Eastwood continues to seek out stories that take him places he hasn't been before -- and the audience along with him.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Emil K


    Changeling is one of the highpoints in Clint Eastwood's multitalented career. It is one of those rare films that at the first glance might actually seem something very different than it turns out to be. What first begins as a mystery and a story about the corruption within… More

  • xGary X


    Changeling is the true story of a young mother in 1920s America whose son goes missing, but when the wrong boy is returned to her she is persecuted by a corrupt police force trying to avoid public embarrassment. Another beautifully crafted and intelligent drama from Clint Eastwood,… More

  • Film C


    WOW Clint Eastwood is fantastic, as usual Eastwood directs another fantastic movie and its brilliant, If you liked Million Dollar Baby, Gran Tourino, Blood work and any others of his directional films then you'll love this movie as much as i have. Angelina Jolie needs to be… More

  • Albert K


    Great movie with astounding performances and direction, this movie starts to lose its drive near the 3rd act. Not only that, but this movie also falls into the typical Hollywood cliche's.

  • paul o


    Its really good. Its heart churning and different. Jolie's acting helps blend Eastwood's directing to create a story that is memorable after the end.

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