

Sliding Doors
What if one split second sent your life in two completely different directions?
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $58.8M
- Language
- English
- london, england
- ex-girlfriend
- in flagranti
- fate
- tube
- fired from the job
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- parallel lives
- parallel story
- alternate timeline
- what if
- publicist
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1323 Apr 1998
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical151 May 1998
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM30 Jul 1998
BrazilBR
- Theatrical4 Sept 1998
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+26 Nov 1998
FranceFR
- Theatrical1230 Apr 1998
- PhysicalDVD11 Jul 2001
GermanyDE
- Premiere6Berlin International Film Festival21 Feb 1998
GreeceGR
- Theatrical133 Sept 1998
IrelandIE
- Theatrical151 May 1998
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT4 Sept 1998
LithuaniaLT
- TheatricalV11 Jul 2003
PortugalPT
- Theatrical18 Sept 1998
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Sliding Doors was released on 23 April 1998.
Audience reviews
2- J8/10
JPV852
12/31/2019
Well made romance-drama featuring nice performances from Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah. I've seen this a few times over the years and still holds up (outside of the dated technological items). Also was an interesting concept which kudos to Peter Hewitt pulled off. **3.75/5**
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
12/21/2025
I remember all the fuss about this film at the time because it was directed by blonde heart-throb Peter Howitt, famed as “Joey” from the hit BBC sitcom “Bread”. Ha also wrote the screenplay and the concept is really quite decent. “Helen” (Gwyneth Paltrow) leaves her boyfriend “Gerry” (John Lynch) in bed and races for a tube. The doors are closing but will she make it or not? Well in one version of her future she does…
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