Sliding Doors

PG-13

Released May 1, 1998

1h 48m

Romance

Comedy

List

65%

Tomatometer

55 Reviews

77%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

When Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow), a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, two scenarios take place. In one, she gets on the train and comes home to find her boyfriend, Gerry (John Lynch), in bed with another woman. In the second, she misses the train and arrives after the woman has left. In the first scenario, Helen dumps Gerry, finds a new man and gradually improves her life. In the second, she becomes suspicious of Gerry's fidelity and grows miserable.

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Critics Consensus

Despite the gimmicky feel of the split narratives, the movie is watch-able due to the winning performances by the cast.

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

It's not so much the tale itself as the slippery interplay between characters that makes Sliding Doors enjoyable.

Jun 18, 2002

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Ultimately, Sliding Doors becomes a victim of its own cleverness, shutting down all that early promise.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 12, 2002

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Ali Barclay

BBC.com

Paltrow is delightful as the trendy Londoner running parallel lives and has a disturbingly accurate English accent.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 10, 2001

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

The paralleling of stories is well done, but at times not enough.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 5, 2023

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an intriguing, out-of-the-box premise that's employed to relatively strong effect by Howitt...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 30, 2021

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Worth sticking with to the very end, if only to unravel some intriguing twists and turns not normally encountered in such kissy-kissy fare.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 13, 2020

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Brett C

Apart from there being no such thing as "If", Paltrow is a Dog what never could act. How do you stop her creeping around my private corridors inside my Mind.... And who was the thing that said Mr Hannah could ever smever Act......

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Rachel B

I love this movie! I had watched it many many years ago, and always remembered liking it. Recently watching it again, it stood up to the test of time. I'm actually shocked it has such low ratings on here.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/23

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Eli M

I love this movie. I think it is clever and fun. Gwyneth Paltrow is amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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John A

Maybe if the lukewarm script fell into the hands of an ambitious director with distinct style, 'Sliding Doors' would be a clever little love triangle dramedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/23

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Audience Member

Our life is full of sliding doors for many different paths Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah in a love story almost like 'Lola's Run' Helen is a London as executive who sadly gets fired The film ends up showing two different timelines of her getting on the train and missing it In one instance she catches her boyfriend in bed with another woman While in the other she comes home explaining her bad day almost getting mugged In the midst of it all she meets a man named James and might end up falling for him after discovering her own boyfriends shady behavior growing more miserable by the second I thought this was ok and it feels gimmicky given the split-narrative Life can easily change in an instant for better or worse, we can expect a different outcome from the same choices, should we spend time wondering about the what ifs

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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colin m

A great movie. Two stories for the price of one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Peter Howitt

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Gwyneth Paltrow

Helen Quilley

John Hannah

James Hammerton

John Lynch

Gerry

Jeanne Tripplehorn

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Zara Turner

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Synopsis

When Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow), a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, two scenarios take place. In one, she gets on the train and comes home to find her boyfriend, Gerry (John Lynch), in bed with another woman. In the second, she misses the train and arrives after the woman has left. In the first scenario, Helen dumps Gerry, finds a new man and gradually improves her life. In the second, she becomes suspicious of Gerry's fidelity and grows miserable.

Director: Peter Howitt
Producer: Philippa Braithwaite, William Horberg, Sydney Pollack
Screenwriter: Peter Howitt
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films, Mirage Enterprises, Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.9M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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