Changing Lanes fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Emotionally reserved
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Changing Lanes is nerve-racking and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Changing Lanes is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 38 min
Changing Lanes runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Changing Lanes higher (73) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $45 million to make and earned $95 million worldwide, 2.1 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Afrikaans. Produced in United States.
+81GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Changing Lanes in 95 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 22 storytelling tropes for Changing Lanes, including Off the Wagon, Sensei for Scoundrels, "Angry Black Man" Stereotype.
6.5
