Alessandro Nivola, David Rasche, Kate Bosworth

A mother, enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her three-year old daughter 15 years ago, has cut herself off from her ex-husband and son. However, when a troubled young woman with a checkere...( read more  read more... )d past enters her life, old psychic wounds painfully resurface, as does the illogical and increasingly irrational hope that the young woman may be the daughter she lost so long ago.

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R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: David Auburn

Release Date: September 12, 2008

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DVD Release Date: December 1, 2009

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  • August 30, 2008
    Damn...this movie started off so great, but it followed the path where every hollywood movie goes. This movie definately shoudn't have a happy ending, but it did, and that's why it wasn't a masterpiece.

    Sigourney Weaver -once again- gives a hell of a performance and so does Ka...( read more)te Bosworth, whose acting skills I doubt to a great extend.

    Generally, though, a predictable, tiring, pointless film with only a few positive elements. Nothing original, nothing great, but maybe deserves a chance.
  • March 17, 2009
    Weaver plays a mother who completely loses it after the kidnap/abduction of her three year old daughter from the park nearby their house.....her pain is palpable and is extremely unpleasent but a really good film. Dont expect anything but depression after seeing it but it still n...( read more)eeds to be watched. Her acting is superb....
  • September 25, 2009
    Tells about a mom that lost his daughter in the park when she was child. And never found her. They just got a bad news that reported it was a kidnapping that ended with murdered.
    The loneliness and emptyness was fade away until she met a girl in a restaurant, and saved her after...( read more) the girl stolen a glasses.
    Well, this movie was so touched, and u will keep watch this till the end. It's quite good and worth. I love the story in it.
  • September 22, 2009
    it was watchable....didnt blow me away tho...
  • September 20, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie....i think that alessandro nivola, david rasche, kate bosworth, signourey weaver, keri russell play good roles/parts throughout ...( read more)this movie...i think that the director of this drama/thriller movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...i think that this is a really powerful drama movie 2 watch n its a good movie 2 watch but i think that kate bosworth is so good thorughout this movie
  • September 10, 2009
    I don't like that the ending is happy and I think Sigourney Weaver is really good in this movie
  • September 6, 2009
    I mean Bosworths character had a bit of edge, but this film was very boring.
  • August 20, 2009
    Sigourney Weaver is an acting goddess... and Kate Bosworth surprise me...
  • July 10, 2009
    I have to admit to just getting bored with this movie to be honest. It started of great and there are some great performances - but it just didn't really go anywhere for me, it just seemed to drift along for a long time and then ended with no closure what so ever.........
  • June 25, 2009
    Great performances and an interesting story. I hated Kate Bosworth's character in places but I guess that's the point. I wanted more closure at the end of the movie, but it was highly watchable non-the-less

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December 5, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

Weaver's still unresolved grief, subtly hits every note that Changeling plinked or plonked like a honky-tonk hokum artist. full review

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