"To find her son, she did what no one else dared."

2008

2h 21m

7.6(4283 votes)

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Overview

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.

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95 members

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Angelina Jolie

Christine Collins

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John Malkovich

Rev. Gustav Briegleb

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Jeffrey Donovan

Captain J.J. Jones

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Michael Kelly

Detective Lester Ybarra

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Colm Feore

Chief James E. Davis

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Jason Butler Harner

Gordon Northcott

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Amy Ryan

Carol Dexter

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Geoff Pierson

S.S. Hahn

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Denis O'Hare

Dr. Jonathan Steele

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Frank Wood

Ben Harris

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Peter Gerety

Dr. Earl W. Tarr

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Reed Birney

Mayor Cryer

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Gattlin Griffith

Walter Collins

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Michelle Gunn

Sandy

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Jan Devereaux

Operator

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Erica Grant

Operator

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Antonia Bennett

Operator

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Kerri Randles

Operator

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Morgan Eastwood

Girl on Tricycle

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Madison Hodges

Neighborhood Girl

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Devon Conti

Arthur Hutchins

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Ric Sarabia

Man at Diner

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J.P. Bumstead

Cook

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Debra Christofferson

Police Matron at Train

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Russell Edge

Reporter at Train

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Stephen W. Alvarez

Reporter at Train

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Pete Rockwell

Reporter at Precinct

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John Harrington Bland

Dr. John Montgomery

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Pamela Dunlap

Mrs. Fox

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Roger Hewlett

Officer Morelli

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Jim Cantafio

Desk Sergeant

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Maria J. Rockwell

Police Matron at Precinct

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Wendy Worthington

Reception Nurse

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Riki Lindhome

Examination Nurse

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Dawn Flood

Morning Nurse

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Dale Dickey

Patient

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Eddie Alderson

Sanford Clark

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Sterling Wolfe

Briegleb's Aide

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Michael McCafferty

Ticket Vendor

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David Goldman

Administrator

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Anthony De Marco

Abducted Kid

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Joshua Logan Moore

Abducted Kid

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Joe Kaprielian

Abducted Kid

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Muriel Minot

Secretary

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Kevin Glikmann

Male Orderly

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Drew Richards

Holding Officer

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Hope Shapiro

Medication Nurse

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Caleb Campbell

Backup Detective

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Jeff Cockey

Backup Detective

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Zach Mills

News Vendor

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Kelly Lynn Warren

Rachel Clark

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Colby French

Bob Clark

Crew

Scott Leva

Mountie

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Richard King

Mountie

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Clint Ward

Mountie

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Michael Dempsey

Man on Street

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Peter Breitmayer

Chairman Thorpe

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Phil Van Tee

Councilman

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Jim Nieb

Reporter at Hearing

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Lily Knight

Mrs. Leanne Clay

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Jeffrey Hutchinson

Mr. Clay

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Brian Prescott

Courtroom Bailiff

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Ryan Cutrona

Judge

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Mary Stein

Janet Hutchins

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Gregg Binkley

Jury Foreman

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William Charlton

Prison Guard

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Cooper Thornton

Prison Guard

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E.J. Callahan

Warden

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Asher Axe

David Clay

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Devon Gearhart

Winslow Boy

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Dalton Stumbo

Winslow Boy

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Austin Mensch

Boy in Coop

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Jen Lilley

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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Navah Raphael

Phone Operator (uncredited)

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Suzanne LaChasse

Operator (uncredited)

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William Brent

Screaming Boy (voice, uncredited)

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Callie Thompson

Farm Girl (uncredited)

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Michael Lovern

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Patrizia Milano

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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January Welsh

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Jarrod Robbins

Reporter (uncredited)

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Marissa Welsh

Lady in White (uncredited)

Costume & Make-Up

Kerry Hennessy

Church Member / Protestor / Witness (uncredited)

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JW Wiseman

Orderly #2 (uncredited)

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Christopher Karl Johnson

Protester / Man on Corner with Newspaper Smoking (uncredited)

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Jessica Irvine Drake

Protestor (uncredited)

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Kimberly Langley

Protestor (uncredited)

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Jennifer Swirtz

Protestor (uncredited)

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Andre Alexsen

LA City Councilman (uncredited)

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John H. Tobin

Northcott Defense Counsel (uncredited)

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Dominick Dunne

Man on Jury (uncredited)

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Danton Dabar

Prison Guard #3 (uncredited)

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Crew

Scott Pierce

Prison Doctor (uncredited)

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Gary Buckner

Prison Executioner (uncredited)

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Bruce Holman

Execution Observer (uncredited)

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