Changeling (film) Japanese film critic Shigehiko Hasumi listed the film as one of the best films of 2000-2009. Changeling (film) Changeling is a 2008 American mystery crime drama film directed, produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski, that explores child endangerment, female disempowerment, political corruption, mistreatment of mental health patients, and the repercussions of violence. The script was based on real-life events, specifically the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop Murders in Mira Loma, California. The film stars Angelina Jolie as a woman reunited with a boy whom she immediately realizes is not her missing son. When she tries
Angelina Jolie part of an overall poor reception. Writing for "The Washington Post", Stephanie Merry noted its dearth of genuine emotion, stating, ""By the Sea" is dazzlingly gorgeous, as are its stars. But peeling back layer upon layer of exquisite ennui reveals nothing but emptiness, sprinkled with stilted sentiments." Despite starring two of Hollywood's leading actors, the film received only a limited release. As Jolie preferred to dedicate herself to her humanitarian work, her cinematic output remained infrequent. "First They Killed My Father" (2017), a drama set during Cambodia's Khmer Rouge era, again enabled her to combine both interests. In addition to