The character "The Chaser"'s scene is cut, but his name still appears in the credits.
The Director's Cut re-edits and cuts down the film to a much shorter nine minutes.
The soundtrack using completely different tracks
The overall color of the movie is much darker
The opening credits are shorted down and changed
The many scenes involving fights have been cut down to more fast paced sequences
Several scenes involving a house have been cut down and combined.
Several things, including exterior shots of Alex's house, shots of handcuffs, time markers, voice overs, scenes of Alex's escape and scenes involving flashing texts have been removed.
The ending has been completely changed. Shots of Alex being captured again have been removed, as well as the shots of Alex entering his heaven. It has been replaced with a shot of a dying rose.