Overview
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.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Peter Howitt - Director
Gwyneth Paltrow
John Hannah
John Lynch
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Zara Turner
Douglas McFerran
Paul Brightwell
Nina Young
Virginia McKenna
Kevin McNally
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (Collector's Edition, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 99
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 826663202755
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: January 2020
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"...The date-night movie of choice for incurable romantics.....Funny and touching..." - 03/05/1998 Rolling Stone, p.74
"...The movie makes for demanding, cerebral viewing..." - 06/01/1998 Sight and Sound, p.55-6
"...A lovely feeling for the power of chance..." -- Rating: B - 05/29/1998 Entertainment Weekly, p.55
"...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..." - 03/01/1998 Box Office, p.53
"...[A] delightful romance with a twist..." - 03/01/1998 Premiere, p.20
"...Cleverly conceived and superbly executed....Paltrow is amiably convincing in her dual roles..." - 04/24/1998 Los Angeles Times, p.C13
"[A] high-wire act on parallel wires that follows its heroine, Helen along two different life paths....The film is too shrewd to make an open-and-shut case..." - 07/17/2009 Wall Street Journal