What age rating is Changeling?

In Spain, Changeling is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

When does Changeling come out in Spain?

Changeling opens in Spanish theaters on December 19, 2008.

How much did Changeling gross?

Changeling grossed $113.4M worldwide on a budget of $55.0M.

What is Changeling based on?

Changeling is based on The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders.

Where was Changeling filmed?

Changeling was filmed in Long Beach.

Changeling

Name: Changeling
Director: Clint Eastwood
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2008-10-24
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore

2008

Become a fan of its genres:

7.6/10

Release Date

24/10/2008

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

61%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

77%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

63%

To find her son, she did what no one had ever dared to do

Los Angeles, 1928. Christine Collins is a single mother who works as a supervisor at a telephone exchange. Her life revolves around Walter, her nine-year-old son. One day, when she returns home, Christine discovers that the boy has disappeared. All she wants is to get him back, and to do so she will have to turn to a police department that doesn't handle her case with the urgency she expects. The film is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Angelina Jolie, who plays a woman determined not to give up after losing her son.

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Facts about Changeling

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old

Spain releaseDecember 19, 2008

Worldwide premiereMay 20, 2008

Runtime2 h 16 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleChangeling

CountryUnited States

Production companiesUniversal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media

Budget$55.0M

Worldwide box office$113.4M

Box office in the U.S.$35.7M

Return on investmentx2.1 Recouped the investment

Based onWineville Chicken Coop Murders

Trailer views672K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd77/100Trakt7.6/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Changeling

3Oscar nominations

14total awards

55total nominations

Oscars 3 nom.

Awards won

—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

2009Academy Award for Best Actress
2009Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2009Academy Award for Best Production Design

Changeling Cast

Angelina JolieChristine Collins

John MalkovichRev. Gustav Briegleb

Jeffrey DonovanCaptain J.J. Jones

Michael KellyDetective Lester Ybarra

Colm FeoreChief James E. Davis

Jason Butler HarnerGordon Northcott

Amy RyanCarol Dexter

Geoff PiersonS.S. Hahn

Denis O'HareDr. Jonathan Steele

Frank WoodBen Harris

Peter GeretyDr. Earl W. Tarr

Reed BirneyMayor Cryer

Gattlin GriffithWalter Collins

Michelle GunnSandy

Jan DevereauxOperator

Erica GrantOperator

Antonia BennettOperator

Kerri RandlesOperator

Morgan EastwoodGirl on Tricycle

Madison HodgesNeighborhood Girl

Devon ContiArthur Hutchins

Ric SarabiaMan at Diner

J.P. BumsteadCook

Debra ChristoffersonPolice Matron at Train

Russell EdgeReporter at Train

Stephen W. AlvarezReporter at Train

Pete RockwellReporter at Precinct

John Harrington BlandDr. John Montgomery

Pamela DunlapMrs. Fox

Roger HewlettOfficer Morelli

Jim CantafioDesk Sergeant

Maria J. RockwellPolice Matron at Precinct

Wendy WorthingtonReception Nurse

Riki LindhomeExamination Nurse

Dawn FloodMorning Nurse

Dale DickeyPatient

Eddie AldersonSanford Clark

Sterling WolfeBriegleb's Aide

Michael McCaffertyTicket Vendor

David GoldmanAdministrator

Anthony De MarcoAbducted Kid

Joshua Logan MooreAbducted Kid

Joe KaprielianAbducted Kid

Muriel MinotSecretary

Kevin GlikmannMale Orderly

Drew RichardsHolding Officer

Hope ShapiroMedication Nurse

Caleb CampbellBackup Detective

Jeff CockeyBackup Detective

Zach MillsNews Vendor

Kelly Lynn WarrenRachel Clark

Colby FrenchBob Clark

Scott LevaMountie

Richard KingMountie

Clint WardMountie

Michael DempseyMan on Street

Peter BreitmayerChairman Thorpe

Phil Van TeeCouncilman

Jim NiebReporter at Hearing

Lily KnightMrs. Leanne Clay

Jeffrey HutchinsonMr. Clay

Brian PrescottCourtroom Bailiff

Ryan CutronaJudge

Mary SteinJanet Hutchins

Gregg BinkleyJury Foreman

William CharltonPrison Guard

Cooper ThorntonPrison Guard

E.J. CallahanWarden

Asher AxeDavid Clay

Devon GearhartWinslow Boy

Dalton StumboWinslow Boy

Austin MenschBoy in Coop

Jen LilleySwitchboard Operator (uncredited)

Navah RaphaelPhone Operator (uncredited)

Suzanne LaChasseOperator (uncredited)

William BrentScreaming Boy (voice, uncredited)

Callie ThompsonFarm Girl (uncredited)

Michael LovernTrain Passenger (uncredited)

Patrizia MilanoTrain Passenger (uncredited)

January WelshTrain Passenger (uncredited)

Jarrod RobbinsReporter (uncredited)

Marissa WelshLady in White (uncredited)

Kerry HennessyChurch Member / Protestor / Witness (uncredited)

JW WisemanOrderly #2 (uncredited)

Christopher Karl JohnsonProtester / Man on Corner with Newspaper Smoking (uncredited)

Jessica Irvine DrakeProtestor (uncredited)

Kimberly LangleyProtestor (uncredited)

Jennifer SwirtzProtestor (uncredited)

Andre AlexsenLA City Councilman (uncredited)

John H. TobinNorthcott Defense Counsel (uncredited)

Dominick DunneMan on Jury (uncredited)

Danton DabarPrison Guard #3 (uncredited)

Scott PiercePrison Doctor (uncredited)

Gary BucknerPrison Executioner (uncredited)

Bruce HolmanExecution Observer (uncredited)

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Cast of Changeling by the numbers

45average cast age in years

22years of age gap between the leads

34%women in the cast

26%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Angelina Jolie, age 33 at release. The oldest: Geoff Pierson, at 59.

Cast ages at release

Angelina Jolie33 years old
John Malkovich55 years old
Jeffrey Donovan40 years old
Michael Kelly39 years old
Colm Feore50 years old
Jason Butler Harner38 years old
Amy Ryan40 years old
Geoff Pierson59 years old
Denis O'Hare46 years old
Frank Wood48 years old

Cast heights

1.93 mMichael Kelly
1.85 mJason Butler Harner
1.84 mGeoff Pierson
1.83 mJohn Malkovich
1.69 mAngelina Jolie
1.61 mAmy Ryan

Cast nationalities

United States 4Canada 1Cambodia 1Croatia 1

Crew

AddressClint Eastwood
WritingJ. Michael Straczynski
MusicClint Eastwood
PhotographyTom Stern
EditingJoel Cox, Gary D. Roach
Production designJames J. Murakami
Costume designDeborah Hopper
CastingEllen Chenoweth
Visual effectsMichael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Mark Freund
ProductionBrian Grazer, Ron Howard, Robert Lorenz, Clint Eastwood

Trivia about Changeling

Filming began on October 15, 2007 and wrapped on December 14, two days ahead of a 45-day schedule.

Straczynski believed his only research error was a scene involving Scrabble, a game that hit the market two years later, so he replaced it with a crossword puzzle.

For the scenes at the telephone exchange, Jolie learned to skate in heels, a practice documented from that era.

The production gathered about 150 vintage cars, made between 1918 and 1928, from collectors in Southern California, and in some cases the crew aged them so they looked like everyday vehicles.

The first cut ran almost three hours. Eastwood trimmed it to 141 minutes by removing material from the first part to reach Collins' story sooner.

"Changeling" was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Actress for Angelina Jolie, Best Cinematography for Tom Stern, and Best Art Direction for James Murakami and Gary Fettis.

The film grossed $113,398,237 worldwide on an estimated budget of $55 million, while its domestic box office in the United States and Canada reached $35,739,802.

Ron Howard was initially set to direct, but scheduling conflicts led to Clint Eastwood taking over the director's chair; Howard stayed on as a producer along with Brian Grazer.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Changeling

biographybased on true storyclergymanchild in perilpolice corruptionlos angeles, californiasingle motherstreet urchinmissing childmental asylummental hospitalshock treatment1920smissing sonmother son relationshipdesperate womandisbelieving copchild abductiontelephone switchboard operatorfemale hysteriapolice coverupapathetic

Main theme: capital punishment

What Changeling is called in other countries

It was released in 38 countries, each in its own language.

SpainEl intercambio
FranceThe Exchange
GermanyDer fremde Sohn
ItalyChangeling - Una storia vera
MexicoEl sustituto
BrazilA Troca
PortugalA Troca
Japanチェンジリング
South Korea체인질링
China换子疑云
RussiaПодмена
ChileIntercambio

See the remaining 26 countries

AustriaDer fremde Sohn
BulgariaПодмяната
CanadaL'échange
CroatiaZamjena
CzechiaVýmena
FinlandChangeling - Vaihdokas
Georgiaშეცვლა
GreeceChangeling (2008)
Hong Kong換命謊言
HungaryElcserélt életek
Iranگمشده
IsraelHa'hahlafa
LatviaSamainītais
LithuaniaLaumės Vaikas
PolandOszukana
RomaniaSchimbul
SerbiaЗамена
Singapore换子疑云
SlovakiaVýmena
SloveniaZamenjan
SwitzerlandDer fremde Sohn
Taiwan陌生的孩子
Thailandกระชากปมปริศนาคดีอำพราง
TurkeySahtekâr
UkraineПідміна
VietnamĐứa Trẻ Thay Thế

Where it was filmed Changeling

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Changeling

I'm going to tell you what happened and I'm going to keep on telling you every night, right here, until somebody does something about it.
If we're insane, nobody has to listen to us. I mean, who are you gonna believe, some crazy woman trying to destroy the integrity of the force, or a police officer?
Oh, Jesus jumped down.
Departmental policy is what I say it is!

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)