Changing Lanes
2002 · 98 min · Director: Roger Michell
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An attorney in a rush to make a court appointment to file legal papers involving a multi-million dollar trust accidentally collides with an alcoholic insurance salesman, who also is a rush for a court appointment involving the custody of his children. The attorney leaves the scene of the accident and strands the salesman, causing him to miss his custody hearing. During the process of the post-crash discussion, the attorney accidentally drops the papers he needs to present in court. The judge gives him until the end of the day to present the papers and thus begins a cat and mouse game between the proponents. A few questionable actions later on both parties' part, they finally start questioning their actions and their lives. In the end, both come to new understanding of what is important and appear to be set in new ethical and moral directions. Contains mild violence and profanity.
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Changing Lanes (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Hope | 38 % | 14 % | 23 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Hope | 40 % | 27 % | 23 % | 7 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 50 % | 45 % | 32 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 60 % | 54 % | 46 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 47 % | 37 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 50 % | 47 % | 31 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 54 % | 51 % | 24 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 62 % | 59 % | 24 % | 12 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 30 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 61 % | 56 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Relief | 56 % | 45 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Sadness | 65 % | 50 % | 51 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 75 % | 63 % | 64 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 71 % | 54 % | 63 % | 55 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 63 % | 35 % | 59 % | 55 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 61 % | 28 % | 54 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Hope | 63 % | 30 % | 47 % | 26 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Valerie Gipson
Seavers
Mrs. Delano
Stephen Gipson
Danny Gipson
Ellen
Details
- Directed by
- Roger Michell
- Written by
- Michael Tolkin, Chap Taylor
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
- Data updated
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