Changeling vs The Two Jakes

Changeling has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6/10 for The Two Jakes). The Two Jakes is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 21m. The Two Jakes is the older of the two (1990 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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ChangelingThe Two Jakes
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 6.0/10
Year20081990
Length2h 21m2h 17m
GenresCrime, Drama, MysteryCrime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country––
DirectorClint EastwoodJack Nicholson
Main castGeoff Pierson, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore, Angelina Jolie, Amy RyanDavid Keith, Tracey Walter, Harvey Keitel, James Hong, Eli Wallach

Synopsis

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.

The Two Jakes

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

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