12 vs Changeling
Changeling has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.6/10 for 12). Changeling is the shorter watch at 2h 21m compared with 2h 39m. 12 is the older of the two (2007 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
12
Changeling| 12 | Changeling | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 39m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nikita Mikhalkov | Clint Eastwood |
| Main cast | Sergey Makovetskiy, Sergey Garmash, Mikhail Efremov, Oleksiy Horbunov, Sergey Gazarov | Geoff Pierson, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore, Angelina Jolie, Amy Ryan |
Synopsis
12
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.
Changeling
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.