Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors (1998)

  • 63% of critics liked it
    (49 reviews)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (60,515 ratings)

British actor Peter Howitt wrote and directed this British romantic comedy-drama with a "road not taken" premise recalling the 1921 play If by Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and O.Henry's short story Roads of Destiny (1909). Howitt's storyline branches in two… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By
Peter Howitt
Written By
Peter Howitt
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 24, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Dec 1, 1998
Miramax

Critic Reviews

  • Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

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

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

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

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    Once the movie throws in a jolting, late-in- the-game plot twist that could have been borrowed from City of Angels, it never regains its balance.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    One of the most purely pleasurable, delicious films currently available.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Gwyneth Paltrow is engaging as the two Helens, and I have no complaints about her performance. Pity about the screenplay.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jennifer X


    Gwyneth is absolutely charming. She absolutely makes or breaks this film. Without her, or with any other actress in her place, it would have faltered. The premise is kind of sophomoric but boy does Gwynie act her brains out.

  • Sophie B


    A cute little movie. I was interested to see how Lynch was going to do this but he did an excellent job. Thank God he made her 'look' totally different otherwise it would have been hard to follow. Cunning how he killed off the Helen we wanted to survive but then pulled it… More

  • Spencer S


    It's surprising, romantic, depressing, and lovable. Can't find that in a lot of film, can ya? Paltrow delivers another British accented performance with her usual chutzpah.

  • Dean !


    A great Rom-com with a good cast, I like the way it pans out to show something as simple as missing a train can change your life. Part of this was filmed down the road from where I used to live as well!

  • Film C


    i only watched half of this movie and it proved to be incredibly boring its just so slow paced and nothing that ive not seen before.

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