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Sliding Doors
“What if one split second sent your life in two completely different directions?”
6.5 / 10• 1998• 1h 39m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaFantasyRomance
Storyline
Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.
Cast & Crew
Gwyneth Paltrow
Helen Quilley
Lead
John Hannah
James Hamilton
John Lynch
Gerry
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Lydia
Zara Turner
Anna
Douglas McFerran
Russell
Paul Brightwell
Clive
Nina Young
Claudia
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Howitt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sliding Doors is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
