Changing Lanes

"One wrong turn deserves another."

2002 1h 38m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“One wrong turn deserves another.”

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Cast

Ben Affleck
Gavin Banek
Samuel L. Jackson
Doyle Gipson
Toni Collette
Michelle
Sydney Pollack
Stephen Delano
William Hurt
Doyle's Sponsor
Amanda Peet
Cynthia Delano Banek
Richard Jenkins
Walter Arnell
Dylan Baker
Finch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Michell
Writers: Michael Tolkin, Chap Taylor, Chap Taylor
Languages: Afrikaans, English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Afrikaans, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Michell, shot by Salvatore Totino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Tellefsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson and Toni Collette carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One wrong turn deserves another.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0264472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roger Michell directs. Salvatore Totino behind the camera. David Arnold scores. Christopher Tellefsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Afrikaans, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Afrikaans, English.
3Directed by Roger Michell, shot by Salvatore Totino. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Christopher Tellefsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson and Toni Collette carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One wrong turn deserves another.".
8IMDB entry: tt0264472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "new york city", "custody battle", "revenge", "lawyer".

The technical file

Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
Original score: David Arnold
Editing: Christopher Tellefsen
Production design: Kristi Zea
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $45,000,000
Box office: $94,935,764
Return: 211% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Changing Lanes (2002)

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Gimly2018-09-10
★ 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.
Kamurai2020-10-23
★ 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.