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2002

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Two cars collide on the FDR expressway. Their drivers--two seemingly opposite men--are Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck), a young white partner in a powerful law firm, and Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson), a meek working class black man. At the scene of this fender bender Gavin, who is busy trying to make a business appointment on his .. Read more

Starring	Dylan Baker, Bradley Cooper, Jennie Dundas, Ben Affleck
Director	Roger Michell
Genres	Thriller

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- "...Jackson's performance provides the heart of the story. Illuminating the idea that things are sometimes not what they seem, Jackson shows us a doting father and persistent husband..."
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- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  'You're wrong.' 'No you're wrong...'
  
  ?Changing Lanes? is another attempt to create a Hollywood film using the sensibilities of indie film. It?s essentially a remake of a Tom and Jerry cartoon with ... read more »
  
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  great film
  
  where was bradley cooper in this film? The film was very good and gave good mileage out of a lost folder. Love Samuel l jackson. Great actor
  
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  - 21 May 2012 at 17:46
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  excellent piece
  
  awesome movie, For me it just points out that there is no need for revenge. I love it! it taught me a lot too.
  
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  - 10 Apr 2011 at 20:40
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  Changing Lanes
  
  This is one of those films that grows. I rented it purely on the basis that Samuel L Jackson and Ben Affleck are in it and actually thought it would be a fast ... read more »
  
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 13:42
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  Changing Lanes
  
  This is a great film. Starting from a fairly unspectacular collision of two cars with two men on their way to two very important appointments it really gathers ... read more »
  
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- - cannuck
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  - 14 Aug 2010 at 12:26
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  Excellent - a must for Samuel fans
  
  This is a excellent film. The plot and your affection to the characters keeps you interested throughout. tell your friends and family its one to watch,
  
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  - Stockton On Tees
  - 09 May 2010 at 12:18
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  Changing Lanes
  
  Fab film..full of tension suspense and redemption..great
  
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  - sussex
  - 06 Feb 2010 at 19:38
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  Really enjoyable
  
  Great film, kept you guessing all the way through. Good performances from Affleck and Jackson.
  
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  - Wantage
  - 22 Mar 2009 at 23:12
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  Very Watchable
  
  Different type of role for Samuel Jackson which I think he plays very well. Ben Affleck plays a self centred Lawyer who briefly has a guilty conscience towards ... read more »
  
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  - Godalming
  - 28 Jan 2009 at 14:40
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  Excellent Film
  
  Great film. Watch it!
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 15 Jan 2009 at 10:20
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  Interesting
  
  Yes an interesting and scarily real film.... got you hooked and then got you thinking and then well got you worrying and then it was over. Excellent
  
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  'You're wrong.' 'No you're wrong...'
  
  ?Changing Lanes? is another attempt to create a Hollywood film using the sensibilities of indie film. It?s essentially a remake of a Tom and Jerry cartoon with ... read more »
  
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  - feelinglistless
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  - Liverpool
  - 26 Mar 2004 at 20:44
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  Road rage conflict that escalates out of control
  
  Changing Lanes, directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill), is an urban morality tale that centres around a road rage conflict that escalates out of control ... read more »
  
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- - Maggers
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  - 04 Nov 2003 at 15:20
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  Life Changing
  
  A good film that makes me think of the old Saying 'A bear coughs at the North Pole'
  
  It shows how a few seconds and the wrong decision can ... read more »
  
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- - Les
  - Warrington,Cheshire
  - 29 Dec 2003 at 13:39
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  Thought provoking
  
  This film is surprising. If you're after a Hollywood action movie with car chases and samuel L Jackson being a 'bad motherf**er'' then you'... read more »
  
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  - 23 Feb 2007 at 10:23
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  Changing Lanes
  
  Excellent movie! Sammuel L Jackson's portrayal of a man on the edge is in marked contrast to his some of his other roles where he is the one always in ... read more »
  
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  - 19 May 2005 at 10:36
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  Bit slow..
  
  Samuel L. Jackson is very watchable in all films as he captivates audiences, in this film, hes still the same. Ben Affleck plays the role well too, but you ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Oct 2003 at 11:39
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  This is one of the ...
  
  This is one of the best films I have seen in a very long time. Samuel L Jackson is perfect for the part of the man who wants things done right, and plays him ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Apr 2004 at 18:20
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  absorbing
  
  An absorbing film showing how a chance meeting of two people can drastically alter their lives. Acting by all concerned is good especially the two protaganists ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Nov 2003 at 08:00
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  This movie got mixed ...
  
  This movie got mixed reviews when released at the cinema, so I wasn't expecting much. However, I really enjoyed this movie, as the casting is spot on and ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Jan 2004 at 11:50
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  Changing Lanes
  
  This is one of those films that grows. I rented it purely on the basis that Samuel L Jackson and Ben Affleck are in it and actually thought it would be a fast ... read more »
  
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Critics' reviews
- "...Jackson's performance provides the heart of the story. Illuminating the idea that things are sometimes not what they seem, Jackson shows us a doting father and persistent husband..."
- 11408
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- A story of urban rancour and impatience that begins by exploring moral dilemmas before declining into Hollywood-style saccharine redemption.
- 32384
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- This is so schematic, the film-makers must have put flags on a map of New York to remind them which character goes... read more on Time Out
- 52532
- - Time Out
  - 15 May 2009 at 01:08
- "...Adeptly written....CHANGING LANES is especially good at bringing an urban nightmare to the screen..."
- 11410
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...CHANGING LANES is actually an intense, intelligent and gripping moral drama..."
- 11411
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Excitingly alive....This is one of the best movies of the year..."
- 11409
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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- Changing Lanes
  
  Two cars collide on the FDR expressway. Their drivers--two seemingly opposite men--are Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck), a young white partner in a powerful law firm, and Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson), a meek working class black man. At the scene of this fender bender Gavin, who is busy trying to make ...