Why it may be worth watching
- Changing Lanes combines Thriller and Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.3/10 from 1,278 votes.
Movie
Changing Lanes
One wrong turn deserves another.
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.
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Cast
Ben AffleckGavin Banek
Samuel L. JacksonDoyle Gipson
Toni ColletteMichelle
Sydney PollackStephen Delano
William HurtDoyle's Sponsor
Amanda PeetCynthia Delano Banek
Richard JenkinsWalter Arnell
Dylan BakerFinch
Kim StauntonValerie Gipson
John Benjamin HickeyCarlyle
Michael McGrathSeavers
Bruce AltmanTerry Kaufman
Jennifer DundasMina Dunne
Viewing guide
Is Changing Lanes right for you?
Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Thriller, Drama.
Content notes
A regional age classification is not currently listed. Metadata signals include substance use. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
Themes and topics
new york citycustody battlerevengelawyercar accidentroad ragealcoholics anonymouslegal thriller
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Reviews
GimlyExternal review ·
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_.
KamuraiExternal review ·
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 en…
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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.
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