Sliding Doors (1998)
Directed by Peter Howitt · 99 min · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
28.1 TOPICAL score · #3,723 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.
Sliding Doors (1998, directed by Peter Howitt) has a TOPICAL score of 28.1 - ranked 3,723 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and awards, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. Critics: 65% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 59. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (1,458 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics65% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 59
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (1,458 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read42,617 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow (actor #208), John Hannah (actor #1,469), John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn