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Dark! 'Changeling' is a cracking release from 2008. Angelina Jolie gives a superb performance in the lead role, in a plot that is rather harrowing whilst also being actually incredibly infuriating - as in, the film does a great job at making the antagonists the antagonists.…
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Changeling
“To find her son, she did what no one else dared.”
76%
Movie
2h 22m
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Changeling (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Changeling (2008) — a movie tagged as Crime, Drama, and Mystery with cerebral and tense moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption. Our models also surface themes such as family and power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~142 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Changeling 76% (4,476 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-10-24
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 3580
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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Changeling is approximately 142 minutes.
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Cast
Angelina Jolie
Christine Collins
John Malkovich
Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Jeffrey Donovan
Captain J.J. Jones
Michael Kelly
Detective Lester Ybarra
Colm Feore
Chief James E. Davis
Jason Butler Harner
Gordon Northcott
Amy Ryan
Carol Dexter
Geoff Pierson
S.S. Hahn
Denis O'Hare
Dr. Jonathan Steele
Frank Wood
Ben Harris
Peter Gerety
Dr. Earl W. Tarr
Reed Birney
Mayor Cryer
Gattlin Griffith
Walter Collins
Michelle Gunn
Sandy
Jan Devereaux
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Erica Grant
Operator
- A
Antonia Bennett
Operator
Kerri Randles
Operator
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Dark! 'Changeling' is a cracking release from 2008. Angelina Jolie gives a superb performance in the lead role, in a plot that is rather harrowing whilst also being actually incredibly infuriating - as in, the film does a great job at making the antagonists the antagonists. The cast, spearheaded by Jolie, are excellent. No-one is on her level per se, but there are very good performances from the likes of John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Donovan and Geoff Pierson; kid actor Eddie Alderson also impresses. I will say that the story wraps up in a quicker manner than I thought it would, though the pacing of the 142 minute run time is in fact one of its positives - even at that length, I feel it could've drawn out the court trial stuff longer; though that may have hindered the pacing, so it's not really a noteworthy criticism of mine at all. One worth recommending, no doubt!
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