Changeling (2008)

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich

Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
IMDb: 7.9
On Netflix Streaming: No






Summary:

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 cops, reporters and her conflicted emotions, Christine allows him to stay overnight. But, in her heart, she knows he is not Walter. As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns that in Prohibition-era L.A., women don't challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb, who helps her fight the city to look for her missing boy.

My Thoughts:

Since most of my movies on this blog have been action or violent, I decided to pick a different genre. Changeling is a true story and was directed by Clint Eastwood. At a little over two hours, Changeling takes you through the mystery of Christine Collin's missing son. Like most Clint movies, the acting is superb. Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich both do a fantastic job of capturing the true events that went down in 1928. This is a drama, and is kind of a depressing story, but if you can get past that, the movie is definitely worth watching.