Changing Lanes

One wrong turn deserves another.

6.3
20021h 38m

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Changing Lanes (2002) Original Trailer [FHD]

Changing Lanes (2002) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast

Photo of Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Gavin Banek

Photo of Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Doyle Gipson

Photo of Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Stephen Delano

Photo of William Hurt

William Hurt

Doyle's Sponsor

Photo of Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Cynthia Delano Banek

Photo of Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Walter Arnell

Photo of Kim Staunton

Kim Staunton

Valerie Gipson

Photo of Bruce Altman

Bruce Altman

Terry Kaufman

Photo of Jennifer Dundas

Jennifer Dundas

Mina Dunne

Photo of Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Judge Cosell

Photo of Tina Sloan

Tina Sloan

Mrs. Delano

Photo of Matt Malloy

Matt Malloy

Ron Cabot

Photo of Cole Hawkins

Cole Hawkins

Danny Gipson

Photo of Myra Lucretia Taylor

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Judge Frances Abarbanel

Photo of Angela Goethals

Angela Goethals

Sarah Windsor

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Reviews

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Gimly

5/10

It was pretty.... interesting, but I can't imagine it's the sort of thing I'd ever re-visit. Strong performances are forthcoming from Sam Jackson and Toni Collette, everyone else is sort of stale. There's not a lot of movies out there like _Changing Lanes_, so it's a shame that it didn't end stronger.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole_.

K

Kamurai

6/10

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't whole-heartedly recommend.

It is amazing all that can happen from a simple car collision, but it is more of a privileged jerk effect than the Butterfly Effect.

This whole movie is sort of a philosophical discussion of moral ambiguity with a secondary question of whether one side fuels the other.

While I enjoy this do, don't show philosophical battle, the realism of the insanity that occurs in this movie is terrifying.

The movie is as good as it could be, but it's awkwardly average in the end.

You've reached the end.