Directed by: Roger Michell
Writing credits: Chap Taylor, Michael Tolkin
Movie Genre: Drama/Thriller
Released: 2002
Running Time: 99 minutes
Rating: PG
Changing Lanes is a 2002 movie directed by Roger Michell.
Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson star, respectively, as Gavin Banek and Doyle Gipson, two New York men whose lives become accidentally intertwined in a Good Friday fender bender on the FDR Drive.
Late for a crucial appointment, hotshot lawyer Gavin tosses Doyle a blank check and leaves the scene, while Doyle, whose car is inoperable, is late for a court-appointed custody hearing.
A recovering alcoholic, Doyle's tardiness doesn't sit well with the judge, and his situation worsens when it becomes evident that a file containing crucial information about his purchase of a home for his family has ended up in Gavin's possession, while Doyle has an equally important file belonging to Gavin.
The judge grants custody to Doyle's ex-wife, and so begins an escalating war of words and deeds between the two men.
Soon, egged on by an associate, Gavin hires a "fixer" to destroy Doyle's credit, forcing Doyle to fire back with some cunning moves of his own.
Tagline: One Wrong Turn Deserves Another