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1998 Certificate 15 Certificate 15 (TBC)
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A beautiful young English woman learns that she has been fired from her PR job. On the way home, the doors of a tube car close on her, opening the "what if" floodgates. She begins to live out two lives: if she had made the train, and if she hadn't. An intriguing concept about fate and how simple moments have the ability to .. Read more

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Director Peter Howitt
Genres Comedy, Romance

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Sliding Doors

A beautiful young English woman learns that she has been fired from her PR job. On the way home, the doors of a tube car close on her, opening the "what if" floodgates. She begins to live out two lives: if she had made the train, and if she hadn't. An intriguing concept about fate and how simple moments have the ability to change our lives.

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Director Peter Howitt
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Watch now: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate DVD: Certificate 15, Watch Online: Certificate 15 (TBC)
Collections 100 Rom-Coms
Genres Comedy, Romance
Language DVD: English
Watch Online: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 06 Aug 2001
Watch now: 13 Aug 2009
Production year: 1998
Watch now £2.49
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    If you could live your life again, would you do it differently? That's the thought behind this lightweight British comedy directed by former Bread actor Peter Howitt, in which Gwyneth Paltrow plays out two different scenarios after she misses/doesn't miss a tube train home. In one reality she finds out her boyfriend is a two-timing louse, so she leaves him and gets a cute new haircut. In her parallel world the hair is long and boring — very much like her life. Paltrow handles her English accent with ease, and she's well supported by John Hannah and John Lynch. But because her life is far more interesting in one half than the other, the movie never quite gels.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...Both storylines are compelling and engaging....With a pleasing balance of comedy and drama, SLIDING DOORS is an exceedingly original comedy-drama that appeals to both the romantic heart and the philosophical mind..."

    • Box Office
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 14 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Two excellent films

    This was 2 very enjoyable stories. Believably acted by all, intriguing story lines, suspense, and a curious quirky approach. Not so much a fell good movie as one that simply felt good.

    I was kept guessing till the end, and if you enjoy wondering how its going to end, just imagine what it will be like when you are wondering how two stories will end. If you are baffled by that, you may well enjoy this one.

      • A customer from Liverpool
      • Posted 10 Mar 2005 22:53

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  • 7 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Hmm

    I just re-watched this having seen it in the cinema, and I must admit I was a bit disappointed. I loved it first time round but now it seems a bit dated and contrived, depsite being only 6 years old -- it's not in the best of the last decade of British films.

    Gwyneth is great, but John Hannah doesn't quite cut it as the leading man. Nice plot idea though.

      • A customer from Notting Hill, London
      • Posted 17 Sep 2003 03:00

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