Sliding Doors
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66% Critic Match

Sliding Doors

What if one split second sent your life in two completely different directions?

6.6 / 10 1998 1h 39mPG-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

Gwyneth Paltrow

Helen Quilley

Lead
John Hannah

John Hannah

James Hamilton

John Lynch

John Lynch

Gerry

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Lydia

Zara Turner

Zara Turner

Anna

Douglas McFerran

Douglas McFerran

Russell

Paul Brightwell

Paul Brightwell

Clive

Nina Young

Nina Young

Claudia

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Howitt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sliding Doors is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker