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Sliding Doors  (1998)

Sliding Doors
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
108 mins

Theatrical Release Information:
Sliding Doors

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 directions: Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow) loses her job at a classy London PR firm, has a run-in with a purse-snatcher, and finds her boyfriend Gerry (John Lynch) in bed with his former girlfriend Lydia (Jeanne Tripplehorn). But what if it were one of those days when everything goes right? As the sliding doors close while she stands on a subway platform in the London underground, Helen ponders the events in her alternate reality. The plot of Lord Dunsany's If also hinges on a future determined by catching or missing a train. Sliding Doors was shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide


Sliding Doors Trivia

Who played Helen in the movie Sliding Doors?
Gwyneth Paltrow played Helen in the movie Sliding Doors

Who played James in the movie Sliding Doors?
John Hannah played James in the movie Sliding Doors

Who played Gerry in the movie Sliding Doors?
John Lynch played Gerry in the movie Sliding Doors

Who played Lydia in the movie Sliding Doors?
Jeanne Tripplehorn played Lydia in the movie Sliding Doors

Who played Anna in the movie Sliding Doors?
Zara Turner played Anna in the movie Sliding Doors

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