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, 2 hr. 21 min.
Directed By
Clint Eastwood
Written By
J. Michael Straczynski
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Oct 24, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Feb 17, 2009
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Adam Graham, Detroit News

    It is a misfire, a silly and borderline absurd story that cannot excuse its twists and turns with the simple 'a true story' declaration that opens the film.

  • Eric D. Snider, Film.com

    How could a story as genuinely bizarre as this one seem so generic and rambling on the screen?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • 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.

  • Jens S


    Eastwood is really on a winning streak in recent years. Here he tells the story of a mother who's victim of corrupt 1920s L.A. police in her search for her lost son. While the film starts out slowly, it gets more enthralling by the minute. The characters are strong and reliable:… More

  • Daniel P


    I liked Changeling more than I didn't, but I have the same complaint about it that I did Gran Torino: Eastwood can't direct children. The person he did manage to direct, though? Angelina Jolie. She plays the kind of role you'd expect Sandra Bullock or Nicole Kidman to… More

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