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Release Date:
31 October 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
To find her son, she did what no one else dared.Plot:
A mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers. | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(255 articles)
Oscar Predictions: Take Three, All Top Eight Categories (From Rope Of Silicon. 4 December 2008, 7:18 PM, PST)
'Slumdog' Named Best Film of 2008 by National Board of Review
(From Get The Big Picture. 4 December 2008, 2:04 PM, PST)
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A Terrific Film! moreUS Showtimes:
(register to personalize)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Angelina Jolie | ... | Christine Collins |
 | Gattlin Griffith | ... | Walter Collins |
 | Michelle Martin | ... | Sandy (as Michelle Gunn) |
 | Jan Devereaux | ... | Operator #1 |
 | Michael Kelly | ... | Detective Lester Ybarra |
 | Erica Grant | ... | Operator #2 |
| Antonia Bennett | ... | Operator #3 |
 | Kerri Randles | ... | Operator #4 |
| Frank Wood | ... | Ben Harris |
| Morgan Eastwood | ... | Girl on Tricycle |
| Madison Hodges | ... | Neighborhood Girl |
 | John Malkovich | ... | Rev. Gustav Briegleb |
 | Colm Feore | ... | Chief James E. Davis |
 | Devon Conti | ... | Arthur Hutchins |
| J.P. Bumstead | ... | Cook |
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Rated R for some violent and disturbing content, and language.Parents Guide:
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141 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #44429) | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Denmark:15 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
Daniel Webster Elementary School - 2101 E. Washington Boulevard, Pasadena, California, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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Twice in the film, Angelina Jolie's character "Christine" says: "Never start a fight, but always finish it". This is the same quote that Captain John Sheridan says his father always told him in the 90's sci-fi series "Babylon 5" (1994) which writer J. Michael Straczynski also wrote. Likewise, Attorney Hahn's description of how his daughter's absence continues to affect him daily is nearly identical to the way Sheridan describes grappling with his wife's death. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Sanford Clark is first looking at the photographs of the missing boys, the picture on the bottom of the stack can be seen to be for a boy aged 9. However, when he eventually gets down to that final picture, the age on the back has changed to 10. moreQuotes:
Christine Collins: I used to tell Walter, "Never start a fight... but always finish it." I didn't start this fight... but by God, I'm going to finish it. moreFAQ
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Changeling is the new film from director Clint Eastwood. It is based on a true story that takes place in 1928 L.A.
The story is about a woman who returns home one day to find her son missing. Then a few months later the police return a child to her, but it isn't her son. The woman keeps on telling everyone that this child isn't her son, but the police keep on claiming that it is her son and are calling the woman crazy.
The film is a wonderful study about police corruption in L.A. in the late 1920s. The film is emotionally gripping, and at times disturbing.
The film was superbly directed by Clint Eastwood, who was working from a terrific script by J. Michael Straczynski. Not only that, but Eastwood also wrote the film's score, which was very good as well. Of course the acting is what truly stole the show for me. Angelina Jolie delivers an Oscar worthy performance as the mother of the missing child, but what truly surprised me was how good these children in the cast were. All of the child actors were very well cast and all delivered amazing performances.
As a whole Eastwood's Changeling is one of the best films of the year, and should be up for some big-time Oscars at year's end.
A perfect 10 out of 10!