Changeling
To find her son, she did what no one else dared.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$55000000
Revenue
$113400000
Runtime
141 min
Release Date
2008-10-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4233
Vote Average
7.591
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
Operator
Erica Grant
Operator
Antonia Bennett
Operator
Kerri Randles
Operator
Morgan Eastwood
Girl on Tricycle
Madison Hodges
Neighborhood Girl
Devon Conti
Arthur Hutchins
Ric Sarabia
Man at Diner
J.P. Bumstead
Cook
Debra Christofferson
Police Matron at Train
Russell Edge
Reporter at Train
Stephen W. Alvarez
Reporter at Train
Pete Rockwell
Reporter at Precinct
John Harrington Bland
Dr. John Montgomery
Pamela Dunlap
Mrs. Fox
Roger Hewlett
Officer Morelli
Jim Cantafio
Desk Sergeant
Maria J. Rockwell
Police Matron at Precinct
Wendy Worthington
Reception Nurse
Riki Lindhome
Examination Nurse
Dawn Flood
Morning Nurse
Dale Dickey
Patient
Eddie Alderson
Sanford Clark
Sterling Wolfe
Briegleb's Aide
Michael McCafferty
Ticket Vendor
David Goldman
Administrator
Anthony De Marco
Abducted Kid
Joshua Logan Moore
Abducted Kid
Joe Kaprielian
Abducted Kid
Muriel Minot
Secretary
Kevin Glikmann
Male Orderly
Drew Richards
Holding Officer
Hope Shapiro
Medication Nurse
Caleb Campbell
Backup Detective
Jeff Cockey
Backup Detective
Zach Mills
News Vendor
Kelly Lynn Warren
Rachel Clark
Colby French
Bob Clark
Scott Leva
Mountie
Richard King
Mountie
Clint Ward
Mountie
Michael Dempsey
Man on Street
Peter Breitmayer
Chairman Thorpe
Phil Van Tee
Councilman
Jim Nieb
Reporter at Hearing
Lily Knight
Mrs. Leanne Clay
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Mr. Clay
Brian Prescott
Courtroom Bailiff
Ryan Cutrona
Judge
Mary Stein
Janet Hutchins
Gregg Binkley
Jury Foreman
William Charlton
Prison Guard
Cooper Thornton
Prison Guard
E.J. Callahan
Warden
Asher Axe
David Clay
Devon Gearhart
Winslow Boy
Dalton Stumbo
Winslow Boy
Austin Mensch
Boy in Coop
Jen Lilley
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Navah Raphael
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Suzanne LaChasse
Operator (uncredited)
William Brent
Screaming Boy (voice, uncredited)
Callie Thompson
Farm Girl (uncredited)
Michael Lovern
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Patrizia Milano
Train Passenger (uncredited)
January Welsh
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jarrod Robbins
Reporter (uncredited)
Marissa Welsh
Lady in White (uncredited)
Kerry Hennessy
Church Member / Protestor / Witness (uncredited)
JW Wiseman
Orderly #2 (uncredited)
Christopher Karl Johnson
Protester / Man on Corner with Newspaper Smoking (uncredited)
Jessica Irvine Drake
Protestor (uncredited)
Kimberly Langley
Protestor (uncredited)
Jennifer Swirtz
Protestor (uncredited)
Andre Alexsen
LA City Councilman (uncredited)
John H. Tobin
Northcott Defense Counsel (uncredited)
Dominick Dunne
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Danton Dabar
Prison Guard #3 (uncredited)
Scott Pierce
Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Gary Buckner
Prison Executioner (uncredited)
Bruce Holman
Execution Observer (uncredited)
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