# Changeling (2008)

> A grieving Los Angeles mother wages a relentless fight against police corruption after authorities return the wrong boy as her missing son.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2252

## Facts

- Runtime: 142 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore, Jason Butler Harner, Amy Ryan, Geoff Pierson
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0824747/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, somber, foreboding, serious movie night, historical drama marathon

## Synopsis

A mother's desperate search for her missing son leads her into a web of police corruption and betrayal.

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