A single mother in 1920s Los Angeles is distraught when her son goes missing. After months of searching, the police claim to have found him, but she insists the boy is an imposter. She resolves to prove the police are trying to bury the case, but they respond by slandering her as a hysterical and unfit mother, leading to her confinement in a mental hospital. Clint Eastwood's fact-based drama, with Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich.

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.