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.
Directed by Clint Eastwood
biography
based on true story
clergyman
child in peril
police corruption
los angeles, california
single mother
street urchin
missing child
mental asylum
mental hospital
shock treatment
1920s
missing son
mother son relationship
desperate woman
disbelieving cop
child abduction
telephone switchboard operator
female hysteria
police coverup
apathetic
Rank
#33 in 2008·#2132 overall
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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
Crew
Clint Eastwood
Director
J. Michael Straczynski
Writer
Clint Eastwood
Original Music Composer
Joel Cox
Editor
Tom Stern
Director of Photography
Brian Grazer
Producer
Ron Howard
Producer
Robert Lorenz
Producer
Audrey Chon
Executive Producer
Jim Whitaker
Executive Producer
Clint Eastwood
Producer
Zoe Hay
Makeup Artist
Popular Reviews
519 reviews
r
8.0★ · 01/02/25
gaslighting was invented by this movie
gaslighting was invented by this movie
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Xedis
8.0★ · 06/18/26
Ağlamaqdan gözlərim çıxdı
Ağlamaqdan gözlərim çıxdı
Regina
7.0★ · 05/08/26
Policía idiota.
Policía idiota.
sexycinephile
8.0★ · 03/14/26
The scene of Angelina Jolie listening to the best picture oscar winner on the radio is going to be me tomorrow but watching on a flat screen TV
The scene of Angelina Jolie listening to the best picture oscar winner on the radio is going to be me tomorrow but watching on a flat screen TV
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7.0★ · 03/05/26
harrowing to witness the horrors children endure, especially knowing that the issues this film raises still exist even in big 2026, and the fact that this still happens is absurd.
harrowing to witness the horrors children endure, especially knowing that the issues this film raises still exist even in big 2026, and the fact that this still happens is absurd.